Basic Site Details
| Name: | Two tower blocks, Burnside Court and Ancrum Court, Whorterbank CDA (first development) |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Tower block | Two 15-storey tower blocks containing 170 flats | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1960 | Build/construction | ||
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 | 1960 | 1962 | Architect and contractor. With Bowie as chief architect. | |
| George Bowie | A | 1960 | 1962 | As Chief Architect with Crudens | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p246 | |
| 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 | p367 | |