Basic Site Details Name: | High School | Town, district or village: | Dunfermline | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Lodge is C Listed.
Cost of 1909 primary section £5,370 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Allan Centre | | | | Skibo Court | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Priory Lane | Yes | | | 58-73, Skibo Court | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1883 | 1886 | | | | 5 April 1884 | | Advertisement for tenders | | | 5 January 1886 | | Opened | | | 1909 | | | Primary department added | | 15 November 1909 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Mercer & Holme | | | 1883 | 1886 | | | F & G Holme | | A | 1883 | 1886 | School and lodge- with James Mercer | | Francis Usher Holme | | A | 1883 | 1886 | School and lodge- with James Mercer | | George Holme | | A | 1883 | 1886 | School and lodge- with James Mercer | | James S A Mercer | | A | 1883 | 1886 | School and lodge- with F & G Holme | | David Barclay | | B | 1909 | | Primary department added | | H & D Barclay | | B | 1909 | | Primary department added |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Dunfermline Press & West Fife Advertiser | 1959 | Centenary of the Dunfermline Press and West Fife Advertiser | | Dunfermline | p53 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p187 | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p16 | | Reid, Alan and Kirk, William | 1934 | Royal Dunfermline | | 5th ed. | p111 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 6 June 1884 | XXI | | p283 | | Builder | | L | | p90 | | Builder | | XCVI | | p126 | | Builder | | XLIX | | pp695, 697-8 | | Builder | Late 1883 | XLV | | p774 | | Builder | 14 November 1885 | XLIX | | p697 | | Builder | 8 December 1885 | XLIX | | | | Building News | | L | | p116 | | Building News | 1883 | XLV | | p906 | | Dunfermline Journal | 5 April 1884 | | | | | Dunfermline Journal | 30 January 1909 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dunfermline Burgh Office | Dunfermline Dean of Guild | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 46951 | Main building | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26027 | High School Lodge |
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