Basic Site Details

Name: Sandford Cottage
Town, district or village: Wormit
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Now a hotel.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Sandford Hill HotelYes 
Item 2 of 2Sandford HouseYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 619021906 Original building, in brick and thatch
Item 2 of 61909 or 1910  Addition of west wing
Item 3 of 61912  Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
Item 4 of 61936  Rebuilding after fire
Item 5 of 61936  Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Item 6 of 6After 1953 Addition 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 8Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott A19021906Original building, in brick and thatch
Item 2 of 8Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott B1909 or 1910 Addition of west wing
Item 3 of 8Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott C1912 Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
Item 4 of 8Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott D1936 Consultant for alterations (T L Gray as executant architect)
Item 5 of 8Thomas Lindsay Gray D1936 Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Item 6 of 8Ian McKerron Begg dAfter 1953 NW extension
Item 7 of 8Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners) DAfter 1953 NW extension
Item 8 of 8Robert Philip Andrew Hurd DAfter 1953 NW extension

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 3Robertson, MrClient for extension
Item 2 of 3Valentine, Harben J S - publisherfor original house
Item 3 of 3Walker, W G Nfor 1936 alterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Baillie Scott, Mackay Hugh1906Houses and Gardens (Second edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1933)pp289-91
Item 2 of 6Carruthers, Annette2013The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: a history  pp313-314
Item 3 of 6Flower, JulieN.D.Two Houses in Fife: A comparative analysis of Baillie Scott's Sandford Cottage and Lorimer's Wayside St Andrews: University of St Andrews 
Item 4 of 6Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p409
Item 5 of 6RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   
Item 6 of 6Wodehouse, Lawrence1980Lutyens and Baillie Scott in Scotland 'Seer' (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art magazine), No. 3, 3 June 1980, pp50-53 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Building Design14 May 1982  pp22-23

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register8839 
Item 2 of 2National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection Plans