Leith Fort, Stage I

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Unknown SC225 76 21
Unknown SC226 76 21
two 21-storey blocks containing 152 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
Miller
Architects
S. Stewart, Baikie & Perry

Events

Committee approval date
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.
Since demolished, c.1997

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Edinburgh Burgh Council
Original location authority
Edinburgh Burgh Council
Present day authority
City of Edinburgh Council

Location

Other location names
Lindsay Street

References and links

The Builder 31-1-1958, 214-23

The Builder 7-2-1958, 261

The Architects' Journal 6-2-1958, 205-16

The Architects' Journal 7-4-1965, 837-48

The Architectural Review 1-1961, 32-4

The Architectural Review 3-1965, 218-23

P. Whiting, New Single-Storey Houses (1966), 166-9

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/299866/details/edinburgh+leith+for…

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_B/0_buildings_-_cairngorm_house_and_gramp…

http://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/2977

1988
View of Leith Fort Stage I
1982
View of Leith Fort Stage I
1983
View of corner of Grampian House
1991
View of Leith Fort Stage I
Original development name
Leith Fort, Stage I
Multi-storey block names
Unknown SC225
Unknown SC226
Multi-storey block details
two 21-storey blocks containing 152 dwellings
Postcode area
EH6
Image dates
1988; 1983
Image details
View of 21-storey blocks and 7-storey block in Leith Fort developments; View of 21-storey blocks in Leith Fort development