Basic Site Details Name: | Leslie House | Town, district or village: | Markinch | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | No drawings for Lorimer work but correspondence may survive; appears to have been superseded by Gillespie & Scott work of 1905-08, which includes alterations to bay window in south elevation, strengthening of gallery and billiard room floors and alterations to servants' rooms. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Eventide Home | | After conversion in 1945; now closed. | | Eventide House | | After conversion in 1945; now closed. |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1667 | 1672 | Reconstruction | Reconstruction and remodelling by Mylne, supervised by Sir William Bruce. | | 1667 | | Plans drawn up | Plans drawn up by John Mylne but completed by Robert Mylne with advice from Bruce. | | 1854 | 1855 | | Game larder, dairy, shoe house and coal shed | | 1856 | | | Billiard room on the top floor | | 18 April 1857 | | Journal reference | Additions and alterations to stable and coach houses | | 1904 | 1905 | | Alterations and additions on stable officces and proposed laundry; plan of bay window, south elevation and opening iin drawing room; strengthening fllor of billiard room | | 1905 | 1908 | | Alterations, including new bathroom and vaulting at SE corner of house | | 1906 | | | Alterations and additions | | 1907 | | | Servants Hall | | 27 August 1929 | | | Plans dated - for addition and alteration to garage | | 1934 | | | New dormer windows |
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 | | (Sir) William Bruce | | G | 1667 | 1672 | Supervised enlargement and remodelling by Robert Mylne | | Robert Mylne | | H | 1667 | 1672 | Completed the house | | John Mylne junior | | J | 1667 | | Was engaged to enlarge and remodel the house but Bruce's advice sought and Robert Mylne completed it in a more up-to-date style. | | Robert Bell | | D | 1854 | 1855 | Game larder, dairy, shoe house and coal shed | | Robert Bell | | F | 1855 | | Additions to terrace walls, forcing pit etc | | Robert Bell | | C | 1856 | | Billiard room on the top floor | | Robert Bell | | E | 1857 | | Additions and alterations to stable and coach houses | | Gillespie & Scott | | D | 1904 | 1905 | Alterations and additions on stable officces and proposed laundry; plan of bay window, south elevation and opening iin drawing room; strengthening fllor of billiard room | | James Ross Gillespie | | D | 1904 | 1905 | Alterations and additions on stable officces and proposed laundry; plan of bay window, south elevation and opening iin drawing room; strengthening fllor of billiard room | | James Scott | | D | 1904 | 1905 | Alterations and additions on stable officces and proposed laundry; plan of bay window, south elevation and opening iin drawing room; strengthening fllor of billiard room | | Gillespie & Scott | | A | 1905 | 1908 | Alterations, including new bathroom and vaulting at SE corner of house | | James Ross Gillespie | | A | 1905 | 1908 | Alterations, including new bathroom and vaulting at SE corner of house | | James Scott | | A | 1905 | 1908 | Alterations, including new bathroom and vaulting at SE corner of house | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | 1906 | | Alterations (HS thinks this attribution by Savage is highly unlikely: no visible Lorimerian work and no drawings) | | Gillespie & Scott | | E | 1907 | | Additions to servants' hall | | James Ross Gillespie | | E | 1907 | | Additions to servants' hall | | James Scott | | E | 1907 | | Additions to servants' hall | | Gillespie & Scott | | G | 1929 | | Addition and alteration to garage | | James Scott | | G | 1929 | | Addition and alteration to garage | | Gillespie & Scott | | F | 1934 | | New dormer windows | | James Scott | | F | 1934 | | New dormer windows | | Gillespie & Scott | | B | 1945 | | Conversion to Eventide House |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Rothes, 7th Earl of (Ist Duke) | Cleint for 1660s house | | Rothes, Earl of | | | Spencer-Nairn, Major Sir Robert | Client for 1934 work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | | | plate 66-8 | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Dunbar, J G | 1970 | Sir William Bruce exhibition catalogue | | | p10 | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p78 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p174 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | North British Advertiser | 18 April 1857 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9693 | | | Kirkcaldy Museum | Rothes Papers | | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Sheriff Court Records | | SC 20/44/7, 9 March 1855, 5 March 1856, 9 March 1857 | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundles nos 483, 661, 675, 680, 684, 842, 1025, 1026, 1802, 2032, 2364 |
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