Gipton Gate East |
| Hob Uid: 1507112 | |
Location :
Leeds
Non Civil Parish
|
| Grid Ref : SE3300935094 |
| Summary : Two ten-storey T-plan balcony access blocks built as public housing as part of the Gipton Estate. Each block contains 60 dwellings, providing 120 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1956. |
More information : The blocks were commissioned by Leeds County Borough Council. (1)
The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each tower block; both are current and of equal status.
The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)
Gipton Gate West was officially opened by Alderman Harry Spink on 22nd October 1959 as the first block of multi-storey flats to be completed on the Gipton Estate. (2) |