Basic Site Details Name: | Nethertown Institute (public baths and library) | Town, district or village: | Dunfermline | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Architectural competition in which 54 designs were submitted. Assessor E Auldjo Jamieson. James Lindsay received the commission and premiums were awarded to Williamson and Reid of Inverkeithing (£20), James D Cairns of Edinburgh (£15), and Walgate and Clough, 13 Lamond Street Chelsea (£10).
Cost £13,000 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Nethertown Community Centre | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Institute | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Nethertown Broad Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1912 | | | Competition held and result announced |  | 1914 | 1918 | | |  | 7 September 1918 | | 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 |  | Williamson & Reid | Architectural practice | B | 1912 | | Unsuccessful entry, awarded £20 premium |  | James Davidson Cairns | Architect | C | 1912 | | Unsuccessful entry. Awarded £15 premium |  | James Lindsay | Architect | A | 1914 | 1918 | Won competition to secure job - was engaged in this at the time of his death, and it was finished posthumously |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Carnegie Dunfermline Trust | |
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 | p68 |  | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p190 |  | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Architect | | LXXXVIII | | p16 |  | Architect and Building News | 13 September 1918 | C | | p6 |  | Builder | | CIII | | pp12, 153 |  | Builder | | CV | | pp231, 261 |  | Building News | | CV | | p312 |  | Building News | 5 July 1912 | 103 | | p34 competition results |  | Dunfermline Journal | 7 September 1918 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Dunfermline Burgh Office | Dunfermline Dean of Guild | | Folder no 1357 |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 46923 | |
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