Basic Site Details
| Name: | Leven Street Redevelopment |
| Town, district or village: | Motherwell and Wishaw |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Original scheme comprised: three 12-storey blocks of flats each having 46 three-apartment flats, giving a total of 138 flats; six 5-storey slab maisonette blocks in varying lengths giving a total of 26 bed-sitting rooms and two-apartment flats on the ground floors and 64 four-apartment maisonettes on the upper floors; one 3-storey podium block of maisonettes consisting of 7 four-apartment maisonettes and shop and service area. 2o lock-up garages. An additional 12-storey block was added later, providing another 46 three-apartment flats. The tower blocks were named Avon, Clyde, Calder and Elvan [Dickson, James, 1970]. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Airbles Road Site | This name appears on architectural plans. | |
| Avon, Clyde, Calder, Elvan | These are the names of the four tower blocks | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing | ||
| Tower block | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Leven Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1960 | Plans dated | 12 storey 'no fines' flats plans. | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Build/construction | |
| 1961 | Plans approved | 12 storey 'no fines' flats plans approved and passed by Dean of Guild Court. | |
| 1965 | Build/construction | Fourth tower block completed | |
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 | |
| George Wimpey & Co Ltd | A | 1960(?) | 1965 | ||
| Clark Fyfe | B | 1960(?) | 1965(?) | As Director of Housing for Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw. | |
| Motherwell Burgh Council | B | 1960(?) | 1965 | The layout and design of the scheme was prepared by George Wimpey and Company Ltd in collaboration with the Director of Housing of the Burgh, Clark Fyfe. | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| James Dickson | 1970 | Living High, a Study of Living in Multi-storey Flats | Motherwell and Wishaw Town Council | p5-6,13 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| North Lanarkshire County Archive, Cumbernauld | Motherwell Dean of Guild Records | Architectural plans for 12 storey tower blocks at Airbles Road Site dated 1960. Approval by Dean of Guild Court of the Burgh of Motherwell & Wishaw stamped 1961. | |