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Haygarth Heights

Hob Uid: 1505135
Location :
Cheshire West and Chester
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SJ4111566768
Summary : Three eleven-storey slab blocks built as public housing as part of the New Town redevelopment scheme. The blocks contain a total of 180 dwellings. Each block consists of 40 two-bedroom flats and 60 one-bedroom flats. Construction was approved by committee in 1961.
More information : The blocks were constructed for Chester County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses for each block; all are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)

F. Shepherd & Son Ltd.'s contract for the development was £708,153 7s. 10d. This included several other low-rise developments. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Gazetteer 1
Page(s) : 358
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Source Number : 2
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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 : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1961
Monument End Date : 1961
Monument Start Date : 1961
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 46 NW 380
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31