Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | Union Club | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Gillespie & Scott carried out alterations at various dates - not specified in list of plans | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Royal and Ancient Golf Clubhouse | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Clubhouse | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Golf Place | Yes | |  | The Scores | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1853 | 1854 | | Original building |  | 1862 | | | Minor internal alterations |  | 1865 | | | West bay window added in Big Room, also known as Smoking Room or General Room; flanking cast-iron verandahs, (the latter removed and replaced 1882), shown in engraving of 1870 as cantilevered |  | 1872 | 1873 | | New billiard room (The North Room at north west corner) |  | September 1879 | | | Proposed alterations - drawings dated |  | 1880 | 1882 | | South front rebuilt with pavilions and mansard roof |  | 1880 | | | Proposed additions - not carried out. John Milne's scheme preferred |  | 1882 | | | New verandahs on west elevation; since removed |  | 1888 | | | New porch on south front, butler's pantry and bar infilling recess on east elevation |  | 1895 | | | Proposed addition of billiard room at first floor on west elevation, not carried out |  | c. 1897 | | | Alterations. Drew up plans for new club but presumably not executed |  | 1898 | 1899 | | Revised proposals for new billiard room on west elevation, now including the pedimented card room and cast-iron awning over the bay window of the Big Room |  | 1906 | | | Railing at Links |  | 1911 | | | Drain at Links |  | 1923 | 1925 | | Rebuilding of north east corner to uniform height of 3 storeys, panelling of first floor dining room |  | 1978 | | Restoration | Also alterations |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes |  | George Rae | Architect | | 1853 | 1854 | Original building |  | Jesse Hall | Architect | | 1862 | | Minor internal alterations |  | John Laurie Fogo | Architect | | 1865 | | West bay window added in Big Room; flanking cast-iron verandahs, the latter removed and replaced 1882 |  | David Henry | Architect | H | 1872 | 1873 | New billiard room (The North Room at north west corner) |  | Hall & Henry | Architectural practice | H | 1872 | 1873 | New billiard room (The North Room at north west corner) |  | Jesse Hall | Architect | H | 1872 | 1873 | New billiard room (The North Room at north west corner) |  | Charles George Hood Kinnear | Architect | B | 1879 | | Alterations - not carried out. John Milne commissioned |  | John Dick Peddie | Architect | B | 1879 | | Alterations - not carried out. John Milne commissioned |  | John More Dick Peddie | Architect | B | 1879 | | Alterations - not carried out. John Milne commissioned |  | Peddie, Kinnear & Peddie | Architectural practice | B | 1879 | | Alterations - not carried out. John Milne commissioned |  | John Milne | Architect | | 1880 | 1882 | Top floor added |  | David Henry | Architect | I | 1880 | | Proposed additions - John Milne's scheme preferred |  | Hall & Henry | Architectural practice | I | 1880 | | Proposed additions - John Milne's scheme preferred |  | John Sibbald | Architect | J | 1882 | | New verandahs on west elevation - since removed |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | K | 1888 | | New porch on south front, butler's pantry and bar infilling recess on east elevation |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | D | c. 1897 | | Alterations. Drew up plans for new club but presumably not executed |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | D | c. 1897 | | Alterations. Drew up plans for new club but presumably not executed |  | James Scott | Architect | D | c. 1897 | | Alterations. Drew up plans for new club but presumably not executed |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | C | 1898 | 1899 | Revised proposals for new billiard room on west elevation, now including the pedimented card room and cast-iron awning over the bay window of the Big Room |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | C | 1898 | 1899 | Revised proposals for new billiard room on west elevation, now including the pedimented card room and cast-iron awning over the bay window of the Big Room |  | James Scott | Architect | C | 1898 | 1899 | Revised proposals for new billiard room on west elevation, now including the pedimented card room and cast-iron awning over the bay window of the Big Room |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | E | 1906 | | Railing at Links |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | E | 1906 | | Railing at Links |  | James Scott | Architect | E | 1906 | | Railing at Links |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | F | 1911 | | Drain at Links |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | F | 1911 | | Drain at Links |  | James Scott | Architect | F | 1911 | | Drain at Links |  | John Donald Mills | Architect | L | 1923 | 1925 | Rebuilding of north east corner to uniform height of 3 storeys, panelling of first floor dining room |  | Mills & Shepherd | Architectural practice | L | 1923 | 1925 | Rebuilding of north east corner to uniform height of 3 storeys, panelling of first floor dining room |  | Honeyman, Jack & Robertson | Architectural practice | M | 1978 | | Renovation and alterations |  | Robert Hill McEachern | Architect | M | 1978 | | Renovation and alterations. Job architect |  | William Archibald Park Jack | Architect | M | 1978 | | Renovation and alterations. As consultant. |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p52 |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1967 | St Andrews Architects, II | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967 | p 16 (for Milne work) |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1991 | St Andrews Architects | | Three decades of historical notes (Revised text), St Andrews | p 29 (for Milne work) |  | Diedrich, Richard J, FAIA | 2012 | Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the US and Great Britain | | Atlanta | p162-169 |  | Frew, J (ed.) | 1984 | Building for a New Age | | St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984) | pp 20, 23 & 31 |  | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p 386 |  | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | |  | Lewis, Peter N, Grieve, Fiona and Mackie, Keith | 1997 | Art and Architecture of the Royal and Ancient Golf Clubs | | | p36, 39-40, 41-42, 48-52, 53-56, 57-58, 60-61, 65-57 |  | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p133 |  | Salmond, J B | 1956 | The story of the Royal and Ancient | | | p 85 (Rae work); p 170 (1900 work) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40820 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM 1870/52/1 |  | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundles nos 15, 88, 447, 1166, 1691 (mantelpiece) |
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