Basic Site Details Name: | Livingston New Town (Glasgow Overspill) | Town, district or village: | Livingston | City or county: | West Lothian and Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Industrialised housing on Jespersen system. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Urban planning | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 15 September 1961 | 1981 | Proposed | Scotland's fourth new town; to accommodate population of 50,000 to 80,000 with 4/5 of the population coming from Glasgow under overspill arrangements; 20-year project at estimated cost of £50m per Builder p512 |  | 27 October 1961 | | Proposed | consultant to be appointed by two authorities and development corp per Builder p803 |  | 15 May 1964 * | | Contract offered | £3m contract to build 1,000 system-built low-rise houses, components for which are to be produced at a purpose-built factory within the town (also by Laing) |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and Construction* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Livingston Development Corporation | |  | Midlothian County Council | |  | West Lothian County Council | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes |  | Glasgow Overspill | various sites both within and without Glasgow, including new towns |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | p34 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 15 September 1961 | | | 'New £50m. Town' p512 |  | Builder | 27 October 1961 | | | 'New Town Scheme' p803 |  | Builder | 15 May 1964 | | | p1035-1036 - article on system-built housing for Livingston |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Courtesy of James Latimer | Interview of James Latimer by Jessica Taylor, 5 March 2009 | | |
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