Basic Site Details

Name: Lumphinnans School
Town, district or village: Cowdenbeath
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Sources differ as to size - for 480 pupils and 1,000 pupils

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Main StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 518921893  
Item 2 of 513 May 1893 Advertisement for tenders 
Item 3 of 519011903 Extended
Item 4 of 527 April 1901 Advertisement for tendersExtension
Item 5 of 51909  Addition

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 3John Whitelaw  18921893 
Item 2 of 3William Birrell  19011903Extensions
Item 3 of 3Gilbert Telfer Scott  1909 Addition

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Lochgelly School Board 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p132

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Architect3 May 1901LXV p10 Supplement
Item 2 of 6Architect5 November 1909LXXXII Supplement p10
Item 3 of 6Builder1901LXXXIV p418
Item 4 of 6Builder1909XCVII p294
Item 5 of 6Dunfermline Journal13 May 1893   
Item 6 of 6Dunfermline Journal27 April 1901   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Gilbert Telfer Scott: L v6 no387 (microfilm reel 31)