Basic Site Details
| Name: | Woodside Shopping Precinct, Community Centre and Housing |
| Town, district or village: | Glenrothes |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Includes Ben Peat Ltd Drapers shop within precinct. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shopping centre | ||
| Housing | ||
| Community Centre | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1951 | 1952 | Build/construction | |
| Late 1950s | Opened | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | A | 1951 | 1952 | As architect with Glenrothes Development Corporation. | |
| Glenrothes Development Corporation (or Glenrothes New Town Development Corporation) | A | 1951 | 1952 | With Anthony Wheeler as architects with the Development Corporation and Robert thomson Morris as project architect. | |
| Robert Thomson Morris | B | 1951 | 1952 | As job architect with Glenrothes Development Corporation. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Glenrothes Development Corporation | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p570 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p381 Gazetteer 2 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Municipal Journal | 18 January 1957 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of June Gray, Morris's daughter | Information sent through DSA website, contact's page | Sent October 2009 | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 53/1-4 (photos) | |