Basic Site Details Name: | Balbirnie Estate, Balfarg Farmhouse and Steading | Town, district or village: | Balfarg | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Glengarry Court | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Farmstead | | | | Farmhouse | | | | Steading | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | May 1918 | | | Drawings dated - alterations and additions | | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations and additions | Plans for alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens dated. |
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 | | Gillespie & Scott | | B | 1918 | | Alterations and additions | | James Scott | | B | 1918 | | Alterations and additions | | Adam Elliot Watson | | C | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens. | | Andrew David Haxton | | C | 1947 | 1950 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens - completed by practice after Haxton's retirement. | | Haxton & Watson | | C | 1947 | 1956 | Alterations to farmhouse and new septic tank, cow court, silage pit, and bull pens. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Balfour, E W S, Colonel | Joint client with Mr and Mrs John C Balfour. | | Balfour, John C, Mr & Mrs | Joint clients with Colonel E W S Balfour. |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Haxton & Watson Collection | | HW 1950/6/36 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Balbirnie drawings FID 250/2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Balbirnie drawings FID 250/1 P (plan by James Fraser) and FID 250/2 P (drawings for 1918 alterations). | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 252646 | Farmhouse. | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 91930 | Steading. | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 1612 |
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