Basic Site Details
| Name: | 15-storey Blocks of Flats for Burgh Council, Callendar Estate |
| Town, district or village: | Falkirk |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | 84 flats in each block for £694,000 total for two blocks. 170 flats in two (other?) blocks. Total of 7 15-storey blocks built in period 1965-67. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Belmont Tower | ||
| Eastburn Tower | ||
| Leishman Tower | ||
| Marshall tower | ||
| Maxwell Tower | ||
| Paterson Tower | ||
| Symon Tower | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Flats | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Seaton Drive | ||
| Seaton Place | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 9 September 1966 | Scheme accepted | Dean of Guild permission received - 2 15-storey blocks | |
| 7 October 1966 | Contract offered | Contract awarded to Crudens Ltd - 2 15-storey blocks | |
| May 1967 | Build/construction | Tenders accepted for erection of two 15-storey blocks of 170 dwellings [Concrete (Scotland) Ltd] for £736,000. Using the Bison Wall-frame system of industrialised building. | |
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 | |
| Crudens Ltd | 1965 | 1967 | |||
| Ian Alexander Ferguson | A | 1965 | As Burgh Architect - layout plan | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Burgh Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p500 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 9 September 1966 | p219 | ||
| Building | 7 October 1966 | p184 | ||
| Building | 15 May 1967 | p176 | ||