Basic Site Details

Name: Dunfermline Prison
Town, district or village: Dunfermline
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost £2,070. Check G & S Plans to see if by Birrell.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Prison  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Dunfermline Prison, Leys Park RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21843   
Item 2 of 21864  Alterations or 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3Thomas Brown II  1843  
Item 2 of 3George Rae  1864(?) Alterations or additions? - unclear whether early refs in Gillespie & Scott list are to Rae or to Hugh Birrell (it is not yet known whether George Smith Birrell, whose practice was taken over by Gillespie, took over his father's practice or that of Rae)
Item 3 of 3Hugh Birrell  1864(?) Alterations or additions? - unclear whether early refs in Gillespie & Scott list are to Birrell or George Rae (it is not yet known whether George Smith Birrell, whose practice was taken over by Gillespie, took over his father's practice or that of Rae)

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p191
Item 2 of 2New Statistical Account of Scotland New Statistical Account of Scotland  IX, p911

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Edinburgh Evening Courant25 July 1842   
Item 2 of 2North British Advertiser XVI no 824

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Register House Plans Formerly Anderson Collection, now at NAS
Item 2 of 2St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundle no 274