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St Cuthbert's Court
Hob Uid: 1498431
Location : Gateshead Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ2496362878
Summary : A complex of 14 tower blocks of six and eight storeys and an H-plan tower block of eighteen storeys, all with deck access. All were constructed as public housing as part of the St Cuthbert's Village redevelopment scheme. The whole development has since been demolished except for the eighteen-storey block. The eighteen-storey point block consists of 85 dwellings. The three eight-storey blocks consisted of 96 dwellings. The ten six-storey blocks consisted of 144 dwellings. Other low-rise developments were included in the village. Construction was approved by committee in 1967.
More information : St Cuthbert's Village was constructed under Gateshead County Borough Council. The Primary address is the only remaining tower block of St Cuthbert's Village. Other blocks lay on the opposite site of Askew Rd, facing the point block. At the time of writing there is no new development on the site. The Alternate Name was the name given to the contract for the development. The date of demolition of the eight and six-storey blocks is unknown. (1) The initial layout plan was designed by the Borough Architect, A. L. Berry. The tender agreed with Stanley Miller Ltd., for the contract was £2,783,356. Clifford Tee and Gale were the consulting architects for Stanley Miller Ltd. (2)

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Source details : Gazetteer 1
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Source details : Personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Partly demolished pre-1994
Monument End Date : 1994
Monument Start Date : 1967
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1967
Monument End Date : 1967
Monument Start Date : 1967
Monument Type : Tower Block, Deck Access Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Number : NZ 26 SW 321
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

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St Cuthbert's Court