Rodney House |
| Hob Uid: 1504547 | |
Location :
Lancashire
Burnley
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SD8342432408 |
| Summary : Three deck access blocks built as part of a public housing redevelopment along Trafalgar St. The six-storey block contained 27 dwellings. The two seven-storey blocks contained 44 dwellings in total. The three blocks constituted part of Phase I of the redevelopment, which also incorporated low-rise blocks. Construction was approved by committee in 1966. All of the blocks are now demolished. |
More information : The blocks were constructed for Burnley County Borough Council. (1)
The Primary and Former addresses were the individual addresses of each block.
Rodney House was a seven-storey block; it contained 16 two-bedroom dwellings and 12 one-bedroom dwellings. Orion House was the other seven-storey block; it contained 8 three-bedroom dwellings and 9 one-bedroom dwellings. Victory House was the six-storey block; it contained 18 three-bedroom dwellings and 9 one-bedroom dwellings. (2)
Burnham Gate, Trafalgar St and Keppel Place were the boundary streets of the site for Phase I and Phase II of the Trafalgar St redevelopment.
The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)
George Wimpey & Co. Ltd.'s tender for the Phase I contract was £849, 198 16s. 3d. (3) |