Basic Site Details
| Name: | 8 Bell Street |
| Town, district or village: | St Andrews |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | There seems to be a conflict of information here. Plans appear to show the new shop was designed in 1927 whilst dissertation seems to say 1924. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House(?) | ||
| Shop | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 8, Bell Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1908 | Alteration - new shop front | ||
| 1910 | Alterations | ||
| 12 January 1927 | New shop front (plans dated) | ||
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 | 1908 | New shop front | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | A | 1908 | New shop front | ||
| James Scott | A | 1908 | New shop front | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | B | 1910 | Alterations | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | B | 1910 | Alterations | ||
| James Scott | B | 1910 | Alterations | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | C | 12 January 1927 | New shop front (plans dated) | ||
| James Scott | C | 12 January 1927 | New shop front (plans dated) | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Reid, A J, Esq | Client for 1908 and 1910 alterations |
| Reid, A T, Esq | Client for 1927 shop front |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Wright, Katherine Mary | Gillespie & Scott in St Andrews: the inter-war years, 1919-1939 | University of St Andrews, School of Art History dissertation | p46 | ||
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 | Bundles nos 907, 1040, 1250, 1873 | |