Edinburgh, Comiston, Oxgangs Crescent
Tower Block(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Comiston, Oxgangs Crescent
Classification Tower Block(S) (20th Century)
Canmore ID 299822
Site Number NT26NW 492
NGR NT 23617 69407
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/299822
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Commission And Contract (1960)
A development of three fifteen-storey tower blocks built as public housing by Edinburgh Borough Council in Oxgangs. The blocks contained 240 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1960. The contractor for the development was Laing.
Glendinning and Methusius 1994
Complete Demolition (1960 - 2009)
All three fifteen-storey blocks are now demolished. The date of demolition is unknown. It is not known whether the blocks were demolished at the same time.
Photographic Record (November 1982)
Photos taken by Dr Miles Glendinning for research purposes.
