Basic Site Details Name: | Corn Exchange | Town, district or village: | Cupar | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | CUPAR CORN EXCHANGE - In 1859 a movement for the erection of the above was originated. The foundation was laid in August, 1861, with Masonic honours. The design has been prepared by Mr Campbell Douglas, architect, of Glasgow. The building, when finished, will be a neat and elegant edifice of the gothic style. The entrance porch, the only part exposed to view from the street, is to be surmounted with a light and handsome spire, rising to the height of one hundred feet, while the side next to the school-hill is splendidly relieved by a range of dormer windows. The interior of the building will display an equal amount of good taste and design, having the appearance of a beautifully proportioned hall, of the size of ninety feet long by fifty wide, with a circular roof of about forty-five feet in height at the greatest altitude, and supported by cast-iron girders, spanning the whole width. The building will be lighted by a double range of windows in the roof from end to end, and at night by three large and powerful sunlights, with which is connected an apparatus for ventilation. At the north end of the hall ample accommodation is provided for the business of the Exchange, in the way of committee and sitting rooms; and at the entrance there is a ladies' ante-room, and orchestra above, in the event of the hall being used as an Assembly or Concert room. The stalls are all constructed so as to be removed at will, in order to their being used as supports for the flooring of the orchestra, and accommodation is also provided for the stowage of the whole seating in the hall, so that the area may be left perfectly free for the purposes of the markets. The estimated cost of the whole is £4000; and it is expected that the buildings will be finished and opened this year.[Building News 13 June 1862 p420]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Corn exchange | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | St Catherine Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1861 | 1862 | | | | April 1861 | | Advertisement for tenders | | | August 1861 | | Foundation stone | | | 1862 | | Opened | | | 1883 | | | Improvements | | 1914 | | | Strengthening of spire | | 1964 | | Alterations and additions | Hall at rear altered inside and out and other renovation work |
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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) | | | p163 | | RSA | 1862 | | | | 777 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1862 | XXI | | p 16 | | Building News | 13 June 1862 | VIII | | p 420 | | Building News | 1883 | XLIV | | p 178 | | Building News | 1890 | LVIII | | p 335 - obituary of Campbell Douglas | | Building News | 1914 | CVI | | p 628 | | North British Advertiser | 6 April 1861 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24165 | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | Obituary of Johnston |
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