Basic Site Details

Name: Dunfermline Public Park
Town, district or village: Dunfermline
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: C Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: C listing for fountain

Bandstand made by Walter Macfarlane & Co of the Saracen Foundry.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2St Margaret'e DriveYes 
Item 2 of 2West DriveYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 71863  Plan drawn up for park and adjacent feus
Item 2 of 718641865 Layout proposed
Item 3 of 7February 1864  Pamphlet printed asking for public subscription for laying out park
Item 4 of 7April 1864  Paxton asked to design park
Item 5 of 718861887 Donald Drinking Fountain
Item 6 of 723 June 1888 Opened 
Item 7 of 71935  Panel from bandstand exhibited at RSA- for new bandstand?

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 7(Sir) Joseph Paxton A18641865Sketch plan for layout
Item 2 of 7George Henry Stokes Ac. 1865c. 1866As Paxton's assistant sent finished plan (after Paxton's death)
Item 3 of 7Robert Hay A1866 Plan drawn up for park and adjacent feus. Plan was thought to be by George Smith Birrell and this needs to be checked in archive. The Dundee Courier 1 April 1866 states that Hay had drawn up a plan for the park, Paxton's plan having been laid aside.
Item 4 of 7Robert Macfarlane Cameron  18861887Donald Drinking Fountain
Item 5 of 7John Fraser C1935 New bandstand? Decorative panel exhibited this year
Item 6 of 7John Fraser & Son C1935 New bandstand? Decorative panel exhibited this year
Item 7 of 7John Strachan Fraser C1935 New bandstand? Decorative panel exhibited this year

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Dunfermline Press & West Fife Advertiser1959Centenary of the Dunfermline Press and West Fife Advertiser Dunfermlinep21
Item 2 of 4Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p191
Item 3 of 4Reid, Alan and Kirk, William1934Royal Dunfermline 5th ed.p112
Item 4 of 4RSA1935   14

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Builder L p778
Item 2 of 4Building News L p864
Item 3 of 4Dundee Courier11 April 1866  p4
Item 4 of 4Dunfermline Journal30 June 1888   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Dunfermline Central LibraryDunfermline Public Park: typescript of information from Town Council Minutes  
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register45590 
Item 3 of 3St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundle no 261