Basic Site Details Name: | St Leonard's House | Town, district or village: | Dunfermline | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Hostel was for the accommodation of students of the Dunfermline College of Hygiene and Physical Education. Cost of alterations £40,000 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment | Yes | | | Naval Construction Research Establishment | | | | St Leonard's Hill Hostel | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Hospital Hill | Yes | | | Queensferry Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1871 | | | Original villa | | 1938 | | | Conversion to teacher training hostel |
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 | | John Fraser | | A | 1938 | | Conversion to teacher training hostel | | John Fraser & Son | | A | 1938 | | Conversion to teacher training hostel | | John Strachan Fraser | | A | 1938 | | Conversion to teacher training hostel |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Beveridge, Maria | Built for Maria Beveridge following the death of her husband, Erskine Beveridge, founder of St Leonard's Works in Bothwell Street | | Scottish Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p187 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 17 September 1937 | CLIII | | p526 | | Builder | 1 April 1938 | CLIV | | p675 | | Builder | 9 May 1941 | CLX | | p450 (Obituary) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 46946 | |
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