Basic Site Details
| Name: | 370 houses for Cumbernauld Development Corporation, Abronhill 4 |
| Town, district or village: | Cumbernauld |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | per building 1968/05/17: 373 houses, 126 garages, 236 parking spaces at cost of £1.5m. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Abronhill 4 | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1969 | Early 1970s | Build/construction | |
| 25 March 1969 | Plans dated | Layout plan | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Cumbernauld New Town Development Corporation | A | 1967 | 1970 | ||
| George Wilson (Stonehouse) Ltd | 1968 | ||||
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | A | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Andrew Glen Weir | A | 1969 | 1970 | May not be involved? | |
| Donald McInnes | A | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Frank Sproson | A | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Wheeler & Sproson | A | 1969 | 1970 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cumbernauld Development Corporation | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p35 Photograph | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 17 February 1967 | p169 | ||
| Building | 17 May 1968 | p171 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 55/23-28 (photo album); WHS 10/1 | |