Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Laurels |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Cost of 1901 billiard room addition: c. £440. ‘The Laurels’ house is actually 98 Loughborough Road, Kirkcaldy, the billiard room still exists. Probably the reason that Rosslyn Street & Viewforth Street are mentioned on the database is that D Mclaren’s father’s house which was opposite the family business Parkhead works Linen Manufacturers was used as the admin address. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Villa for D McLaren | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 98, Loughborough Road | ||
| Rosslyn Street | Mentioned in building journal references - see above | |
| Viewforth Street | Mentioned in building journal references - see above | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 27 September 1887 | Plans dated | Deean of Guild Plans | |
| May 1901 | Tenders invited | Billiard room addition | |
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 | |
| David Suttie McIlroy | B | 1887 | As assistant to John Murray | ||
| John Murray | B | 1887 | |||
| David Forbes Smith | 1901 | Billiard room addition | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| McLaren, David | of Parkhead Linen Works. Client for both initial villa of 1887 and for billiard room extension. |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 17 May 1901 | pX | ||
| Builder | 1901 | LXXX | p 477 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Mike Clarke | Information sent via 'Contact Us' on website | Sent 20 April 2015 | |
| Fife Archives, Iona House, John Smith Business Park, Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy Dean of Guild Court | DG/K/3/202 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | David Suttie McIlroy: L v5 no3 | |