Redcliff redevelopment area, Block A

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Francombe House S368 74 11
Underdown House S369 22 8
Waring House S367 79 13
one 13-storey block containing 79 dwellings; one 11-storey block containing 74 dwellings; one 8-storey block containing 22 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
Laing
Architects
J. Nelson Meredith
A.H. Clarke

Events

Construction start date
Construction completion date
Habitation date(s)
Official opening of Waring House on 28 April 1960

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Bristol County Borough Council
Original location authority
Bristol County Borough Council
Present day authority
Bristol City Council

Location

Postcode
BS1 6TG
BS1 6TD
BS1 6TA
Other location names
Commercial Road

References and links

Municipal Review 3-1955, 61

A.W. Cleeve Barr, Public Authority Housing (1958), 228-9

The Builder 29-7-1960, 183-5

Architect and Building News 14-6-1961, 46-7

Original development name
Redcliff redevelopment area, Block A
Multi-storey block names
Waring House S367
Francombe House S368
Underdown House S369
Multi-storey block details
one 13-storey block containing 79 dwellings; one 11-storey block containing 74 dwellings; one 8-storey block containing 22 dwellings
Postcode area
BS1