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Wortley Heights, Wortley Park
Hob Uid: 1507329
Location : Leeds Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SE2801932786
Summary : Two seventeen-storey H-plan tower blocks built as public housing. Each block contains 99 dwellings, providing 198 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1965.
More information : The blocks were commissioned by Leeds County Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each tower block; both are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1) George Wimpey & Co. Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £625, 631 15s. 0d. (2)

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Source details : Gazetteer 1
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning, held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1965
Monument End Date : 1965
Monument Start Date : 1965
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 23 SE 329
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

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Wortley Heights, Wortley Park