Sandbank redevelopment, Phase I

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Cartwright House M646 64 11
Clarke House M647 64 11

Agents

Building contractor
Wates
Architects
Austin T. Parrott
G.F. Elliott
C.E. Davies
Engineers
W.V. Zinn & Associates
Other agents or contractors
Quantity Surveyors: Collins and Britton

Events

Committee approval date
Construction completion date
Habitation date(s)
Official handing over of estate by Mayor on 29 April 1965

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Walsall County Borough Council
Original location authority
Walsall County Borough Council
Present day authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Location

Postcode
WS3 2HD
WS3 2HF
Other location names
Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich
Estate name(s)
Sandbank

References and links

View of Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground
1988
View of Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground
View of Sandbank redevelopment
1987
View of Sandbank redevelopment
Original development name
Sandbank redevelopment, Phase I
Multi-storey block names
Cartwright House M646
Clarke House M647
Multi-storey block details
two 11-storey blocks containing 128 dwellings
Postcode area
WS3
Image dates
1988; 1987
Image details
View of Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground; View of Sandbank redevelopment