Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Housing		1,470 dwellings in 16 six-storey blocks and 42 five-storey blocks (Skarne construction system)

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Berwick Drive

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	October 1967		Proposed	Tenders accepted for erection of 1,470 dwellings in 85 six and four storey blocks, 49 garages and electrical substations at three bridges [Crudens Ltd, Musselburgh] for £4.7 million.

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		A	1967		With George Bowie as Chief Architect
	George Bowie		A	1967		As Chief Architect to Crudens

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
	Whitfield Housing Scheme	Southern half of scheme designed by City Architect and northern half by Crudents on the Skarne system

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan	1994	Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland		Yale University Press: New Haven and London	p242, p243, p367

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Building	13 October 1967			p215