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Thorpe Edge

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
York House 101 8
Waryn House 48 8
Thorold House 48 8
Gerard House 48 8
Ailsa House 48 8

four 8-storey blocks containing 192 dwellings; one 8-storey block containing 101 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor:
Laing, Wimpey

Events

Construction start date:
1955
Construction completion date:
1957

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Bradford County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Bradford County Borough Council
Present day authority:
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Location

Postcode:
BD10 9ND, BD10 9QU, BD10 9QT, BD10 9NE
Other location names:
Fairhaven Green; Idlethorpe Way

Site description

Further Construction Details:
four 8-storey blocks contracted to Laing; York House (extended to 125 dwellings) contracted to Wimpey
View of Thorold House and Waryn House from Haigh Beck View
1987
View of Thorold House and Waryn House from Haigh Beck View
View of York House from Idlethorpe Way
1987
View of York House from Idlethorpe Way