'Fit Habitations' : early council house development in St. Andrews 1920-1929
Frew, John1985
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Booklet created to accompany the exhibition at the Crawford Arts Centre. It begins with the first housing scheme for working class people built in St. Andrews in the Bassaguard area of the town, opening for residence in 1921. John Frew describes the political background to the building of the scheme and the need at the time for social housing across the whole of the country. Major influences on the building of the scheme included the introduction of the Housing Act and on a local level the enthusiasm of Provost Andrew Sloan. The architect Charles Andreson won the open competition to design the housing scheme and the booklet gives us some biographical details along with details about the design for the houses. The interior plan of the houses had to follow guidlines from the Health Board and included hot and cold running water. William Nicol, the master plumber from Buckhaven won the contract for fitting out the houses which had an impact on the growth of his business. The next phase of municipal housing came in the period 1924-29 and the changes to the designs at that time are detailed along with the economic and political background to the building work.
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St. Andrews : Crawford Centre for the Arts, 1985.
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25 p. : illus., map., ; 21 cm.
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728720.94133301.54
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English
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3440401