Basic Site Details
| Name: | 10-11 Abbotsford Crescent |
| Town, district or village: | St Andrews |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | See separate entry for the full terrace, nos 1-13, by John Henderson and subsequently John Chesser. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Kinloch House | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| House(?) | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 10-11, Abbotsford Crescent | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1869 | 1870 | ||
| 1881 | 1886 | Alteration/conversion | Tenanted as Rusack's Hotel. Lease given up when new hotel built. |
| 1913 | Alterations to no 11 | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Lessels | A | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| John Lessels | A | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| John Lessels & Son | A | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | B | 1913 | Alterations to no 11 | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | B | 1913 | Alterations to no 11 | ||
| James Scott | B | 1913 | Alterations to no 11 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Kinloch, Sir Alexander | original client. |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Hope Park development | Partly B Listed. Nos 2-6 Hope Street were built by 1850. NB: Abbotsford House and numbers 10 & 11 Abbotsford Place are by John Lessels - see separate entries. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Evetts, Robin | 1988 | Architectural Expansion and Redevelopment in St Andrews, 1810-c.1894 | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Ronald Rusack. | |
| St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | Bundle no 1341 | |