Basic Site Details
| Name: | Children's Convalescent Home, Abbey Park Avenue |
| Town, district or village: | St Andrews |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | See separate entry for St Andrews School for Girls Convalescent Children - conflict of information about original architect - Mills & Shepherd or Gillespie & Ross? |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | St Andrews School for Girls, convalescent house | ||
| St Leonard's School, convalescent house | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Convalescent home | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Abbey Park Avenue | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 24 June 1907 | Foundation stone | ||
| 24 June 1908 | Opened | ||
| 1955 | Closed and made over to St Leonard's School | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Gillespie & Scott | A | 1907 | 1908 | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | A | 1907 | 1908 | ||
| James Scott | A | 1907 | 1908 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| St Leonards School | St Leonards School 1877-1927 | London: Humphrey Milford and Oxford: Oxford University Press | p 14 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | Bunlde no 714 | |