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Astral House
Hob Uid: 1499266
Location : Sunderland Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ3954357010
Summary : Three nineteen-storey point blocks built as public housing as part of the redevelopment of Sunderland town centre. The blocks contain 270 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1967.
More information : The blocks were constructed by Sunderland County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each tower block; all are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1) The developers of the Town Central Area were Town and City Properties Ltd. It is believed that they contributed £38,600 to the development of the blocks. Messrs. Ian Frazer and Associates were the architects for the sub-structural works only. Messrs. Llewelyn, Davies, Weeks and Partners were the structural and mechanical engineers in addition to being the architects for the tower blocks. Gilbert-Ash Northern Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £959,258. Construction began in March 1967. (2-3)

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Source details : Gazetteer 1
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Proceedings of Sunderland County Borough Council Housing, Architectural and Estates Committee, 23rd Feb 1967, reproduced in the personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Types:

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

Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Constructed 1967
Monument End Date : 1967
Monument Start Date : 1967
Monument Type : Tower Block, Point Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 35 NE 279
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Astral House