Sandbank redevelopment, Phase II

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Davies House M649 64 11
Wilkins House M648 61 16

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 2HG
2HE
Other location names
Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich
Estate name(s)
Sandbank

References and links

View of Sandbank redevelopment: Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground
1988
View of Sandbank redevelopment: Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground
View of Sandbank redevelopment with Wilkins House in background
1987
View of Sandbank redevelopment with Wilkins House in background
Original development name
Sandbank redevelopment, Phase II
Multi-storey block names
Wilkins House M648
Davies House M649
Multi-storey block details
one 16-storey block containing 61 dwellings; one 11-storey block containing 64 dwellings
Postcode area
WS3
Image dates
1988; 1987
Image details
View of Sandbank redevelopment: Clarke House with Cartwright House in foreground; View of Sandbank redevelopment with Wilkins House in background