Basic Site Details

Name: Gatty Marine Laboratory
Town, district or village: St Andrews
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51894  Plans dated
Item 2 of 518951896Construction 
Item 3 of 530 October 1896 Opened 
Item 4 of 512 July 1957 Scheme accepted'planning permission has been granted to the University Court of St. Andrews for extensions to Gatty Marine Laboratory. Estimated cost ₤24,000' per Builder p87
Item 5 of 5Before 1981 AdditionExtensions to sea water installations and animal houses

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 6James Ross Gillespie A18941896 
Item 2 of 6James Scott A18941896 
Item 3 of 6Gillespie & Scott  12 July 1957 per Builder p87
Item 4 of 6Gillespie & Scott CBefore 1981 Extensions to sea water installations and animal houses
Item 5 of 6James L Hunter Scott CBefore 1981 Extensions to sea water installations and animal houses
Item 6 of 6Michael George Scott CBefore 1981 Extensions to sea water installations and animal houses

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1University of St Andrews 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Anderson, James Maitland1911Handbook to the City and University of St Andrews  p 105
Item 2 of 4Cant, Ronald Gordon1967St Andrews Architects, II St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967p 17
Item 3 of 4Frew, J (ed.)1984Building for a New Age St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984)p 50
Item 4 of 4RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder1896LXXI p 361
Item 2 of 2Builder12 July 1957  p87

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundles nos 425