Basic Site Details

Name: Scottish Linoleum Works, North and South Factories
Town, district or village: Kirkcaldy
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 161882  Additions to cement house
Item 2 of 161883  South Factory
Item 3 of 161884  Alterations on building no 12
Item 4 of 161885  Proposed extension
Item 5 of 161889  Additions to cork mill, contract 60
Item 6 of 161890  Oil boiling house
Item 7 of 161891  Rubbing machine house, new cork store with brick arching
Item 8 of 161893  Extension of engine house, new acccumulator house, additions to new inlaid factory and cooling room
Item 9 of 161895  Addtiions to cooling room
Item 10 of 161896  Alterations on boiler house
Item 11 of 161897  Gangway between cork stores
Item 12 of 161898  Corrugated iron screen on boiler house; new gateway;
Item 13 of 161900  Additions to west oil boiling house, straw shed near gatelodge; proposed inlaid stores (or stoves) and printing loft (cancelled plans)
Item 14 of 161902  Block cutting house
Item 15 of 161904  Proposed new tank houses; new gatelodge and north factory
Item 16 of 161905  Additions to mixing house; paper tracing of contract 100; propsed new buildings for mechanical staff

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 3James Ross Gillespie A18831905Original south factory and numerous additions
Item 2 of 3James Scott A18851905Numerous additions - see events for details - intially as assistant and from 1895 as partner
Item 3 of 3Gillespie & Scott A18951905Numerous additions - see events for details

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p299
Item 2 of 2Muir, Augustus1956Nairns of Kirkcaldy   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register36400South Factory
Item 2 of 2St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundles nos 716-746