Bungalows, Park 1, Cumbernauld New Town
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA63883 |
| Architect/Designer | Cumbernauld Development Corporation
Leaker, Dudley Roberts (d. 2006)
Wilson, Sir Leslie Hugh (1913-1985)
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| Country | UK: Scotland |
| City | Cumbernauld |
| Subject Date | 1960 |
| Image Date | 1960 |
| View | Exterior |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | AP 753 Cumbernauld / Housing |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Created as a population overspill for Glasgow City, Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1955. Leslie Hugh Wilson was the first Chief Architect to the Cumbernauld Development Corporation (CDC) which oversaw the development, promotion and management of the New Town until 1996. He was succeeded in 1962 by Dudley Roberts Leaker.
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Subject tags
housing, new towns