Basic Site Details

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Kirk Wynd		below Old Parish Church and above Thomas Carlyle's house

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	September 1958		Completion	'The older existing property [dating from 1637] was completely gutted, and has been refaced with random rubble stonework on the street level and with harl above. The original appearance of the building with its draw well, old style eaves gutter box and small upper windows has been retained...An arcaded entry was cut into the property...An entry door at the upper end of the property was renewed and' a door lintol lettered '1637 M.A. - J.B. 1958' installed. A two-storey steel-framed, brick-clad showroom was constructed in the excavated rear garden, resulting in '6,000 sq. ft. of showroom, office, store and loading bay space, against the original 1,800 sq. ft. of the older property...Work began on March 3 and was completed in early September.' per Builder 21 Nov 1958 p866

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
	Armstrong & Thomas		A	1958
	Thomas Armstrong			21 November 1958		'architects Messrs. Armstrong & Thomas of Kirkcaldy' per Builder p866

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	J. Black and Son (Kirkcaldy) Ltd., plumbers and fireplace merchants

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	21 November 1958			'A Scottish Restoration: Modern Showrooms from a 17th-Century Building' p866; includes photograph