Basic Site Details Name: | Police Buildings | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Competition assessed by Robert Rowand Anderson, but job was given to Williamson & Inglis on the advice of Colonel McHardy of the Prison Commission instead of to the first-premiated firm of Scott & Lorne Campbell.
Cost c. £19,600. (Eventual cost given as £27,000) | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Burgh buildings | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Police station | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | St Brycedale Avenue | Yes | | | St Brycedale Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1900 | | | Competition held | | April 1901 | | Contracts advertised | | | May 1901 | | Contract offered | |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glen, Duncan | 2008 | William Williamson | | | p15, 42 (ill) | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Livingstone, P K | 1955 | A History of Kirkcaldy 1843-1949 | | Kirkcaldy: The Allen Lithographic Co Ltd | | | RSA | 1901 | | | | 798 (or possibly in 1900) | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 1900 | LXIV | | p 20 | | Architect | 29 March 1901 | LXV | | Supplement, p 9 | | British Architect | 5 April 1901 | | | pvii - contracts | | British Architect | 17 May 1901 | | | px - tenders | | Builder | 1900 | LXXIX | | p 41 | | Builder | Late 1900 | LXXIX | | p11 | | Builder | 1901 | LXXX | | p 502 | | Builder | 18 May 1901 | | | p501 - tenders | | Builder | 24 October 1952 | | | p588 - obituary of Williamson | | Building News | 17 May 1901 | | | pxiv - tenders | | Fife Free Press | 27 January 1900 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44447 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Williamson & Inglis album | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Williamson: F v16 p29 no1031 (microfilm reel 11) |
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