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Cruddas Park
Hob Uid: 1499608
Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ2331663522
Summary : A twenty-storey slab block of public housing built as part of the Shopping and Neighbourhood Centre redevelopment scheme. The block contains 159 dwellings in total, and projects out of the Shopping Centre, which is only a few storeys in height. Construction was approved by committee in 1964.
More information : The block was commissioned by Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Borough Council. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1) Construction was approved on 2nd October 1964. Gilbert-Ash Northern Ltd.'s tender was £1,064,000. This is thought to have been for the entire Shopping and Neighbourhood Centre including the tower block. (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 : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1965
Monument End Date : 1965
Monument Start Date : 1965
Monument Type : Tower Block, Slab Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Number : NZ 26 SW 326
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Cruddas Park