Basic Site Details
| Name: | Commercial School |
| Town, district or village: | Dunfermline |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost c.£5,000. 700 pupils |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | School | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Walmer Drive | Yes | Off East Port Street |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1877 | 1879 | ||
| 10 November 1877 | Advertisement for tenders | ||
| 1879 | Opened | ||
| August 1879 | Almost completed | ||
| 30 October 1891 | Fire | ||
| 1892 | Reconstruction after fire | ||
| 1 May 1893 | Opened | Reopened | |
| 1903 | Further additions | ||
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 | |
| Andrew Scobie | 1877 | 1879 | |||
| David Barclay | A | 1892 | Reconstruction after fire | ||
| H & D Barclay | A | 1892 | Reconstruction after fire | ||
| William Birrell | 1903 | Additions with Birrell as mason | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Dunfermline Press & West Fife Advertiser | 1959 | Centenary of the Dunfermline Press and West Fife Advertiser | Dunfermline | p29, 35 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect | XVIII | p276 | ||
| Architect | XXII | p124 | ||
| Architect | 31 August 1904 | LII | p13 Supplement | |
| Dunfermline Journal | 10 November 1877 | |||
| Dunfermline Journal | 6 May 1893 | |||
| Dunfermline Journal | 17 October 1903 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Sent via website | Information from Kevin Cox | Information sent September 2007 | |