Basic Site Details
| Name: | Longannet Power Station |
| Town, district or village: | Kincardine on Forth |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Main contractors W & J R Watson and Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Power station | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Build/construction | |
| 1973 | Completion | ||
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 Williamson & Partners | C | 1960s | 1973 | Consulting Engineers | |
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| John Christopher ('Chris') Carter | A | 1965 | 1966 | Partner in charge | |
| Robert Hogg Matthew | A | 1965 | 1966 | In overall charge | |
| Merz & McLellan | B | 1966 | Consulting Engineers | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Merz and McLellan | For the South of Scotland Electricity Board |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p266 | ||
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p582 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p19 | |
| Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p24 |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
| RMJM | RMJM Practice Brochure | ||||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Mr Lee | Interview with Vernon Lee, 3 February 2010 | Additional information sent October 2010 | |