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Photograph Album No 37: 'Wimpey' Album

PA 37

Description Photograph Album No 37: 'Wimpey' Album

Date 1956 to 1960

Collection General Collection. Photograph Albums.

Catalogue Number PA 37

Category All Other

Copies PA 37/15, PA 37/25, PA 37/18, PA 37/8, PA 37/9, PA 37/10, PA 37/17, PA 37/4, PA 37/2, PA 37/3, PA 37/23, PA 37/5, PA 37/6, PA 37/7, PA 37/11, PA 37/13, PA 37/14, PA 37/24, PA 37/22, PA 37/20, PA 37/21, PA 37/19, PA 37/16

Scope and Content Album of photographs and drawings, green paper, gilt inlay, gold tassel Insc: 'Photographs', (back cover) 'MR 30/4', (1st page) 'Multi story flats and maisonette blocks in no-fines concrete', 'designs for Scottish local Authorities by Wimpey Organization', 'Geo Wimpey & Co Ltd. Barnton Grove. Edinburgh 4' (1956-60) Album of photographs of Wimpey flats and maisonettes in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Perth, Dundee, Dunfermline, Motherwell, Wishaw, Hamilton, Rutherglen and Irvine. Includes photographs of perspective design drawings and a photograph of tower blocks at Royston Road, Glasgow under construction.

External Reference 1987/13

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/399370

Collection Hierarchy - Batch Level

Collection Level (551 87) General Collection. Photograph Albums.

> Batch Level (PA 37) Photograph Album No 37: 'Wimpey' Album

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room PA 37/15 "DUNFERMLINE-BLOOMHEAD PARK THREE 12-STOREY BLOCKS OF FLATS" Drawing by Frank A Weemys Photograph Album No. 37: 'Wimpey' Album 5/1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/25 "Dunfermline - Aberdour Road 5-storey blocks of maisonettes and flats." Photograph Album No. 37: 'Wimpey' Album Item Level
Print Room PA 37/18 Photograph Album No.37: The Wimpey Album, page 18 General view, entitled 'KIRKCALDY - WINIFRED CRESCENT 4-STOREY BLOCKS OF SINGLE PERSON FLATLIST c. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/8 Photograph Album No.37: The Wimpey Album; page 8 General view, insc. 'Kirkcaldy - Valley Gardens One 8-storey block of flats' c. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/9 Photographic copy of a drawing of The Links, 3 8-storey blocks of flats from Photographic Album No 37: The Wimpey Album. c. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/10 Photograph of The Links, 3 8-storey blocks of flats from Photographic Album No 37: The Wimpey Album. c. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/17 'Kirkcaldy - Bogiemains 4-storey blocks of Maisonettes' Taken from Photograph Album No. 37, page 17; The 'Wimpey Album' showing buildings built by the Wimpey firm. c. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/4 Edinburgh, Muirhouse Development. Page 4. Copy of oblique aerial drawing showing Muirhouse. Titled: 'EDINBURGH, MUIRHOUSE MIXED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING TWO 15-STOREY AND TWO 9-STOREY BLOCKS OF FLATS'. 8/1958 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/2 Edinburgh, West Pilton. Page 2 general view. Titled: "Edinburgh - West Pilton Two 10-Storey Blocks Of Flats." Item Level
Print Room PA 37/3 Edinburgh, West Pilton. Page 3 general view. Titled: "Edinburgh - West Pilton Two 10-Storey Blocks Of Flats." Item Level
Print Room PA 37/23 Glasgow, Rutherglen, general. Page 23 General view of maisonettes. Titled: 'Rutherglen-Fernhill 4-Storey Blocks of Maisonettes'. c. 1956 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/5 Glasgow, Royston Road. General view of Royston Road housing development. Titled: 'Glasgow- Royston Road. Mixed Development Including Three 20-Storey Blocks Of Flats.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No: 37 : WIMPEY ALBUM. Item Level
Print Room PA 37/6 Glasgow, Royston Road. General view of Royston Road. Titled: 'Glasgow, Royston Road. January, 1960. Old Tenament Dwellings Awaiting Demolition'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No: 37 : WIMPEY ALBUM. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/7 Glasgow, Royston Road. General view of Royston Road Development. Titled: 'Glasgow, Royston Road. August, 1960. First Block Up To Roof Level And The Other Two Just Short'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No: 37 : WIMPEY ALBUM. 1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/11 Perspective drawing. Title: 'Perth - Pomarium Street One 8-Storey Slab Block and One 11-Storey Point Block Of Flats'. 7/1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/13 Perspective drawing. Title: 'Perth - Potterhill one 8-Storey Block Of Flats'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO: 37: THE WIMPEY ALBUM, p.13. 7/1960 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/14 Marshall Street. Page 14 Perspective drawing of 15 storey block of flats. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 37: WIMPEY ALBUM 4/1959 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/24 Page 24. General view of mixed housing development including four storey blocks of maisonettes. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO: 123. WIMPEY ALBUM. Item Level
Print Room PA 37/22 Page 22. Photographic copy of perspective sketch of Hillhouse Development. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 37: WIMPEY ALBUM 9/1959 Item Level
Print Room PA 37/19 Page 19. General view of 5-storey blocks of flats and maisonettes. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 37: 'WIMPEY ALBUM'. Item Level
Print Room PA 37/16 Page 16. Aerial perspective view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 37: 'WIMPEY' ALBUM 4/1959 Item Level
Prints and Drawings PA 37/20 Page 20. General view of 5-storey blocks of maisonettes and flats. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 37: 'WIMPEY ALBUM' 5/1958 Item Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images PA 37/21 Page 21. General view of 5-storey blocks of maisonettes and flats. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 37: 'WIMPEY ALBUM' 5/1958 Item Level

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