Agents
Building contractor
Costain
Architects
Arthur Ling
H. Stanley Smith
Engineers
Felix Adler
Granville Berry
Other agents or contractors
W.H. Jones and Son Ltd
Events
Committee approval date
Construction start date
Construction completion date
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Coventry County Borough Council
Original location authority
Coventry County Borough Council
Location
Postcode
CV2 4PL
Other location names
Mercer Avenue
References and links
Architect and Building News 7-2-1962, 208
Architect and Building News 21-8-1963, 281
The Builder 2-2-1962, 250-1
The Builder 20-9-1963, 557-8
The Architects' Journal 24-3-1960, 473-8
The Architects' Journal 18-12-1963, 1297
Official Architecture and Planning 4-1962, 198
Interbuild 10-1962, 35
Surveyor 17-8-1963, 1022
International Asbestos Cement Review No. 38 4-1965, 33-41 (Jackblock).
Site description
Building system
Costain Jackblock
Further Construction Details
First building in the UK to be built using 'Jackblock' method.
1987
View of Alpha House from Barras Green
View of Alpha House from Barras Green
Original development name
Barras Heath
Multi-storey block names
Alpha House M15
Multi-storey block details
one 17-storey block containing 97 dwellings
Postcode area
CV2
Image dates
1987
Image details
View of Alpha House from Barras Green