Todd's Nook |
| Hob Uid: 1499817 | |
Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : NZ2365364284 |
| Summary : Three twenty-storey H-plan tower blocks built as a public housing redevelopment. The blocks contain 360 dwellings in total. Construction of two blocks was approved by committee in 1961. Construction of the third block was approved in 1962. |
More information : The block was commissioned by Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses of Todd's Nook, Westgate Court and Vallum Court are the individual addresses of each block; all are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)
Two separate contracts were negotiated for the three blocks despite the same contractor being used for all of the blocks. The first contract was for two blocks; construction approved in 1961. The second contract was for one block; construction approved in 1962. It is not known which block came under which contract. (2) |