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Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Givens House 52 10

one 10-storey block containing 52 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor:
Wimpey
Architects:
Arthur Ling

Events

Committee approval date:
1959
Construction start date:
1960
Construction completion date:
1961

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Coventry County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Coventry County Borough Council
Present day authority:
Coventry City Council

Location

Postcode:
CV1 3HL

Site description

Contextual information:
Part of Spon End Comprehensive Development Area, intended to consist of three 10-storey blocks and twenty-eight 4-storey maisonettes (1961).
Building system:
Wimpey No-fines
Givens House in centre
1987
Givens House in centre