Basic Site Details Name: | Methil Harbour and Docks | Town, district or village: | Methil | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | According to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Yearbook 1942-1943, Pirie (and therefore the firm of Blyth & Westland) was involved in the construction of all three docks at Methil, the first commenced in 1883 and the last finished in 1917. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Dock | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1837 | | Advertisement for tenders | For restoration | | 1886 | 1887 | | Dock No 1 | | 20 May 1887 | | Journal reference | Dock No 1 opened | | 1907 | 1913 | | Dock no 3 |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p107 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 6 March 1908 | LXXIX | | Supplement p13 | | Architect and Builder's Journal | 4 December 1912 | XXXVI | | p607 | | Architectural Review | March 1908 | XXIII | | pXVI | | Builder | 1908 | XCIV | | p253 | | Building News | | CIV | | p107 | | Building News | | LII | | p795 | | North British Advertiser | | XI | | no569 |
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