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Dryden House
Hob Uid: 1505539
Location : Wigan Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SD5734504204
Summary : Three sixteen-storey tower blocks built as part of a public housing development in Worsley Mesnes. The blocks contain a total of 276 dwellings. The Bison industrialised building system was used for construction. Biggins Sargent Partnership were the architects used for the development. Construction was approved by committee in 1964. All of the blocks are now demolished.
More information : The blocks were constructed for Wigan County Borough Council. (1) The Primary and Former addresses were the individual addresses of each block; all are of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1) Construction commenced in September 1964. (2) The date of demolition is unknown. The blocks were part of a mixed public housing development. J. Gerrard & Son Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £1,134,117. The contract incorporated 486 dwellings and 186 garages. (3) J. Gerrard & Son Ltd., constructed the blocks in conjunction with Concrete (Northern) Ltd. (3)

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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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Source details : Proceedings of Wigan CBC Housing Committee, 15th June 1964, reproduced in the personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning, held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1964
Monument End Date : 1964
Monument Start Date : 1964
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Demolished post-1987
Monument End Date : 2009
Monument Start Date : 1987
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : 21st Century
Display Date : Demolished pre-2009
Monument End Date : 2009
Monument Start Date : 1987
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Demolished Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 50 SE 19
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

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Dryden House