DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments

DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments is a list of 60 notable post-war buildings in Scotland, compiled in 1993 by the international architectural conservation organisation DoCoMoMo.

The buildings date from the period 1945–1970, and were selected by a panel as being significant examples of architectural style, building materials and location. The purpose was in part to raise the profile of post-war architecture, and to "demonstrate that architecture, as an art, flourished during those years".[1] The list was the basis for an exhibition at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, aimed at introducing some of these buildings as "heritage". The predominant view of post-war architecture, and of many modernist buildings in particular, was not favourable in the UK at the time, and the list was intended to inform the statutory listing of significant works.[1] Some of the buildings, for example Notre Dame High School, had already been listed by Historic Scotland before the DoCoMoMo list was compiled,[2] and several more have been designated since, including several at Category A, as "buildings of national or international importance".[3]

The list includes a wide range of structures, from large industrial plants, to small private houses, and covers the diversity of building types that were constructed during the period. Not all the buildings have survived: two of the most prominent casualties have been Basil Spence's Hutchesontown C complex in Glasgow, demolished in 1993, and Gillespie, Kidd & Coia's St. Peter's Seminary in Cardross, which has been derelict since the late 1980s.

List

Building Location Date Architect Notes
Anderston Cross Industrial ZoneGlasgow1969Jack Holmes and Partners
Andrew Melville Hall of Residence, University of St AndrewsSt Andrews1967James StirlingCategory A listed [4]
Arts Tower and Faculty Building, University of DundeeDundee1961Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and PartnersCategory B listed [5]
AvisfieldCramond, Edinburgh1957Morris and SteedmanCategory B listed [6]
Bernat Klein House and StudioScottish Borders1957 (house) 1972 (studio)Peter WomersleyBoth buildings Category A listed [7][8]
Chessel's Court redevelopmentRoyal Mile, Edinburgh1966Robert HurdCategory A/B listed [9][10][11]
Crathie Drive DevelopmentGlasgow1952Ronald Bradbury
Cumbernauld New Town original housing areas (Kildrum, Park, Carbrain, Ravenswood, Seafar, Muirhead)North Lanarkshire1974Cumbernauld Development Corporation and others
Cumbernauld Town Centre Phase 1Cumbernauld1967Geoffrey CopcuttPartly demolished
Dollan BathsEast Kilbride1968A Buchanan CampbellCategory A listed [12]
Dounreay Experimental Research EstablishmentHighland1958R S BrocklesbyCurrently being decommissioned
Dysart redevelopment (Phases 1-3)Fife1971Wheeler and Sproson
Eaglais Mathair nan Dorainn (Church of Our Lady of Sorrows)Gearraidh na Monadh, South Uist1965Richard J McCarronCategory B listed [13]
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Ward Unit and Operating Theatre SuiteFalkirk1966Keppie, Henderson and Partners
Fishermen's HousesDunbar, East Lothian1952Basil Spence
Forth Road Bridge and Control BuildingFirth of Forth1964Sir Giles Scott, Son and Partners, with Mott, Hay and Anderson (engineers)Category A listed [14]
Gallowgate redevelopmentAberdeen1966G McI Keith, City Architect
Glasgow Inner Ring Road, North and West FlanksGlasgow1971Scott Wilson Kilpatrick (engineers), W HolfordNow part of the M8 motorway
Glasgow University Library and Hunterian Art GalleryGlasgow1965William Whitfield
Gray's School of ArtAberdeen1968D Michael A Shewan
Heddell's Park and Annsbrae Housing SchemeLerwick, Shetland1959Richard Moira and B L C Moira
Heron HouseGlasgow1971Derek Stephenson and PartnersConverted into The Pinnacle residential building in 2001
Hunterston A nuclear power stationNorth Ayrshire1964General Electric Company / Simon-Carves Ltd (design consortium) / Howard V Lobb and Partners (consulting architects)
Hutchesontown Area 'C'Gorbals, Glasgow1966Basil SpenceDemolished 12 September 1993
Kildrum Primary SchoolCumbernauld1962Gillespie, Kidd & Coiafire-damaged and subsequently demolished with exception of nursery block
Kincardine Power StationKincardine-on-Forth, Fife1963Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and PartnersDemolished
Kirkcaldy Town HouseKirkcaldy, Fife1956David CarrCategory B listed,[15] designed in the 1930s but not built until after WW2
Lanark County Buildings (now South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters)Hamilton1964D G BannermanCategory A listed [16]
Leith Fort developmentLeith, Edinburgh1966Shaw-Stewart, Baikie and PerryDemolished 2012–2013
Awe Hydro-Electric Project (Ben Cruachan Section)Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute1965J Williamson (engineer)
Lourdes Secondary SchoolGlasgow1957Thomas Cordiner
Meadowside Granary ExtensionGlasgow1967Clyde Navigation Trust / L G Mouchel and PartnersDemolished
Monktonhall CollieryNewcraighall, East Lothian1965Egon RissDemolished
Moredun temporary housing areaMoredun, Edinburgh1949J A W Grant / City Architect / Sam Bunton
Mortonhall CrematoriumMortonhall, Edinburgh1967Basil SpenceCategory A listed [17]
National Library of ScotlandEdinburgh1955Reginald FairlieCategory A listed,[18] construction began in the 1930s, but not completed until after WW2
New ClubPrinces Street, Edinburgh1969Alan ReiachCategory A listed [19]
Notre Dame High SchoolGlasgow1953Thomas CordinerCategory A listed,[2] designed before the war
Paisley Civic CentrePaisley, Renfrewshire1971Hutchison Locke and Monck
Pathfoot Building, University of StirlingStirling1967Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and PartnersCategory A listed [20]
Plant Houses, Royal Botanic GardenEdinburgh1967George PearceCategory A listed [21]
Pollock Halls of ResidenceEdinburgh1959Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and PaulCategory A listed [22]
Ravenscraig SteelworksMotherwell, North Lanarkshire1957Colvilles/British Steel CorporationDemolished 1993
Red Road developmentGlasgow1969Sam Bunton and AssociatesDemolished 2015
Robert the Bruce statue and rotundaBannockburn, Stirling1964Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson (sculptor)Category A listed [23]
Royal Commonwealth PoolEdinburgh1970Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and PartnersCategory A listed [24]
St. Bride's ChurchEast Kilbride1964Gillespie, Kidd & CoiaCategory A listed,[25] campanile demolished 1987
St. Lawrence's ChurchGreenock1954Gillespie, Kidd & CoiaCategory A listed [26]
St. Paul's ChurchGlenrothes, Fife1957Gillespie, Kidd & CoiaCategory A listed [27]
St. Peter's CollegeCardross, Argyll and Bute1966Gillespie, Kidd & CoiaCategory A listed,[28] currently derelict
St. Peter's Street redevelopmentPeterhead, Aberdeenshire1971Baxter, Clark and PaulDemolished
St. Teresa's ChurchGlasgow1960Alexander McAnally and PartnersCategory B listed [29]
Scottish Provident InstitutionSt Andrew Square, Edinburgh1969Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and PaulDemolished in July 2014 [30]
Sighthill Health CentreSighthill, Edinburgh1953Robert Gardner-Medwin
Smithycroft Road Secondary SchoolGlasgow1967A G JuryDemolished
Stow College of Building and Printing / Stow College of Distributive Trades (now part of The Glasgow School of Art)Glasgow1964Wylie, Shanks and Underwood
Turnhouse Airport TerminalEdinburgh Airport1956Robert MatthewDemolished in 1995
University of Edinburgh redevelopmentGeorge Square, Edinburgh1967Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall, Basil Spence, Glover and Ferguson, and Reiach, Hall and Partners
Transplantation Surgery Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh1963Peter Womersley
Vale of Leven HospitalAlexandria, West Dunbartonshire1955Keppie, Henderson and Partners
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References

  1. Glendinning (ed.), p.153
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "160 Observatory Road, Notre Dame High School (LB32571)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "What is Listing?: Categories of listed building". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. Historic Environment Scotland. "North Haugh, University of St Andrews, Andrew Melville Hall (LB51846)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. Historic Environment Scotland. "Perth Road, University of Dundee, The Tower (LB51058)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. Historic Environment Scotland. "12 Cramond Road North, Avisfield with garden walls and terraces (LB50793)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. Historic Environment Scotland. "High Sunderland, Galashiels, including boundary walls and gate piers (LB50862)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. Historic Environment Scotland. "High Sunderland, The Studio (former Bernat Klein Studio) (LB19484)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. Historic Environment Scotland. "242-244 (Even Nos) Canongate, (Chessel's Court N Block) (LB51173)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. Historic Environment Scotland. "Canongate, 1 and 2 Chessel's Court (W Block) (LB51171)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. Historic Environment Scotland. "Canongate, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 6B Chessel's Court (S Block) including St Saviour's Child Garden (LB28454)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. Historic Environment Scotland. "Dollan Aqua Centre, Brouster Hill, East Kilbride (LB48682)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. Historic Environment Scotland. "Garrynamonie, Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church including boundary walls and gatepiers (LB51401)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  14. Historic Environment Scotland. "Forth Road Bridge with approach ramps and piers (LB47778)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. Historic Environment Scotland. "Wemyssfield, Town House with Provost's Lamps and Boundary Walls (LB36387)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  16. Historic Environment Scotland. "Almada Street, Lanark County Buildings (LB34472)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. Historic Environment Scotland. "30B Howdenhall Road, Mortonhall Crematorium with Remembrance Chapel... (LB43242)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  18. Historic Environment Scotland. "National Library of Scotland, 57 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh (LB27684)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  19. Historic Environment Scotland. "84-87 (Inclusive Nos) Princes Street, Incorporating The New Club (LB43322)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  20. Historic Environment Scotland. "Stirling University Campus, Pathfoot Building (LB51327)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  21. Historic Environment Scotland. "Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, 1967 Greenhouse (LB49216)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  22. Historic Environment Scotland. "University of Edinburgh, Pollock Halls of Residence Phases I and II: South Hall (Formerly Holland House, Fraser House and Refectory) and Holland House (Blocks A, B, C and D), 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh (LB50187)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  23. Historic Environment Scotland. "Bannockburn, Rotunda, Memorial Cairn, Flagpole and Statue of King Robert I (LB49860)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. Historic Environment Scotland. "Royal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Road and Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh (LB43148)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  25. Historic Environment Scotland. "Whitemoss Avenue, St Bride's Roman Catholic Church, including presbytery and ancillary buildings (LB26630)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  26. Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmalcolm Road, St Laurence's RC Church and presbytery (LB34184)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  27. Historic Environment Scotland. "Glenrothes, Warout Road,St Paul's Roman Catholic Church with presbytery and boundary walls (LB10012)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  28. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cardross Kilmahew Estate, St Peter's College (LB6464)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  29. Historic Environment Scotland. "86- 90 Saracen Street, St Teresa's Roman Catholic Church and presbytery... (LB45981)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  30. "Scottish Provident demolition labelled a 'tragedy'". Urban Realm.
  • Glendinning, Miles, ed. (1997). Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-1975. Tuckwell Press. ISBN 1-898410-33-X.

See also

  • – Map of DoCoMoMo 60 Scottish Key Monuments (on Google Maps)
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