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Edinburgh, Couper Street Estate
Tower Block(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Couper Street Estate
Classification Tower Block(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Citadel And Central Leith Redevelopment Area, Couper St
Canmore ID 149997
Site Number NT27NE 504
NGR NT 26556 76613
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149997
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NE 504 2652 7663
Demolished c.1990.
Located to East of junction of Prince Regent Street and North Junction Street.
Commission And Contract (1961)
A development of two twenty-storey tower blocks built as public housing by Edinburgh Borough Council as part of the redevelopment of the central area of Leith. The blocks contain 153 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1961. The contractor for the development was Miller.
Glendinning and Methusius 1994
Photographic Record (November 1982)
Photo taken by Dr Miles Glendinning for research purposes.
Photographic Record (April 1987)
Photo taken by Dr Miles Glendinning for research purposes.
