Avenham Compulsory Purchase Order No. 2, Knowsley Street redevelopment, Phase 1

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Sandown Court, Block One N741 117 19
Sandown Court, Block Two N742 117 19
two 19-storey blocks containing 234 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
J. Turner
Concrete Northern

Events

Construction start date
Construction completion date
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.
Later sold

Local authority

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

Location

Postcode
PR1 3SE
PR1 3SE
Other location names
Avenham Lane
Estate name(s)
Avenham Lane Estate

References and links

Interbuild 4-1964, 28

Surveyor 7-8-1965, 35

The Architectural Review 11-1967, 346-7

Site description

Building system
Bison
1987
View of Sandown Court from Avenham Lane, with advertisement for flats attached
1987
View of Sandown Court from the northwest
1987
View of one of Sandown Court blocks
Original development name
Avenham Compulsory Purchase Order No. 2, Knowsley Street redevelopment, Phase 1
Multi-storey block names
Sandown Court, Block One N741
Sandown Court, Block Two N742
Multi-storey block details
two 19-storey blocks containing 234 dwellings
Postcode area
PR1