Basic Site Details Name: | Abbotshall School, Linktown | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | For 600 pupils. Cost: c. £6,000.
It is unclear whether Anderson's designs for an Abbotshall School 'to be built' in 1874 were in fact executed; they may have been for a different site.
See separate entry for infant department. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Ramsay Road | Yes | Unclear whether 'Street' or Road' | | Ramsay Street | Yes | Unclear whether 'Street' or Road' |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1889 | 1891 | | |
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) Robert Rowand Anderson | | | 1874 | | Unexecuted designs? Journal entry states 'to be built' | | Robert Little | | | 1889 | 1891 | In independent practice |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p291 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 1889 | XLII | | p 170 | | Architect | 28 March 1890 | XLIII | | Supplement, p 6 | | Building News | 1874 | XXVI | | p 713 - 'to be built' to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44091 | |
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