Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Urban planning

Events

The 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.

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
	Livingston New Town Development Corporation Architects Department		A	1960s
	Peter Geoffrey Daniel	Architect	A	1960s		Chief Architect
	John Laing Construction Ltd	Contractor	A	15 May 1964 *		Housing and factory
	James Richard Latimer	Architect	A	Mid 1960s		working under Peter Daniel

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The 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 Designs

Parent Structure and Site

This 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

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	p34

Periodical References

The 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 References

The 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