Edinburgh, Calder Park, Cobbinshaw House
Tower Block (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Calder Park, Cobbinshaw House
Classification Tower Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh, Calder Gardens, Sighthill Tha Iii
Canmore ID 143704
Site Number NT17SE 136
NGR NT 19097 70435
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/143704
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Grid reference may not be correct as unable to locate building at time of upgrade - 19.04.1999
Commission And Contract (1966)
A development of three thirteen-storey tower blocks built as public housing as part of Calder Park. The blocks were constructed for Edinburgh Borough Council. They contain 408 dwellings in total. The Skarne industrialised building system was used for construction. The contractor for the development was Crudens Ltd. Construction was approved by committee in 1966.
Glendinning and Methusius 1994
