Basic Site Details Name: | Housing (Flats and Maisonettes) at Links Street | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Links Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 16 May 1958 | | Proposed | 'Tenders invited, several trades, for work in connection with 3-storey flats and maisonettes (20 in two blocks), 4-storey maisonettes (18 in two blocks) at Links-st. Applications to J. Gentles & Son, Osborne-hse., East Fergus-pl.' per Builder p928 | | 29 August 1958 | | Scheme accepted | 'Dean of Guild Court approved plans for two four-storey blocks of maisonettes and two three-storey blocks of flats and maisonettes at Links-st. Boro' E&S, A and Planning Officer: R. Meldrum, AMICE, AMTPI, MIMun.E.' per Builder p373 | | 26 September 1958 | | | tender accepted for '38 flats and maisonettes at Links-st., for TC. Blackburn (Dumbarton), Ltd., Castle-rd., Dumbarton.' per Builder p553 | | 1960 | | Won award or awards | Civic Trust Class I Award |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | E V Collins | | C | 1957 | | Redevelopment work continued | | James Gentles | | | 16 May 1958(?) | | CHECK person/org (makes sense that this would be father - address different, given as Osborne House, East Fergus Place CHECK role - accepting tenders per Builder p928 | | Kirkcaldy Burgh Engineer & Surveyor | | A | 1960 | | Won Civic Trust Award |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p292 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 16 May 1958 | | | p928 | | Builder | 29 August 1958 | | | p373 | | Builder | 26 September 1958 | | | p553 | | Builder | 18 August 1961 | | | 'Civic Trust Design Awards, 1960 - Results of Competitions in the County Boroughs, The Awards, Scotland' pp304-305 |
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