Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cambo House |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| July 1878 | Fire destoyed part of house | ||
| c. 1878 | Proposed reconstruction of 18th-century castellated house after fire - not carried out | ||
| 1879 | 1881 | New house built: ruins of previous house demolished | |
| After 1930 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | |
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 | |
| James Watherston | A | c. 1878 | Proposed reconstruction of 18th century castellated house after fire - not carried out | ||
| John Watherston & Sons | A | c. 1878 | Proposed reconstruction of 18th century castellated house after fire - not carried out | ||
| William Watherston | A | c. 1878 | Proposed reconstruction of 18th century castellated house after fire - not carried out | ||
| Charles Reid | A | 1879 | 1881 | New house built: ruins of previous house demolished | |
| James Maitland Wardrop | A | 1879 | 1881 | New house built: ruins of previous house demolished | |
| Wardrop & Reid | A | 1879 | 1881 | New house built: ruins of previous house demolished | |
| Frank Pride | A | After 1930 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | |
| Walker & Pride | B | After 1930 | Before 1955 | Alterations and additions | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Erskine, Sir Thomas | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p141 |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| East of Fife Record | 27 June 1879 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Glen Pride | Information sent to DMW | Sent 2006 | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 8759 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | FID 239/1-7 | |