Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | University of St Andrews, St Salvator's College | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | See separate entry for the Chapel of St Salvator, on the south side of the College site. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | University of St Andrews, United College | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | University | | |  | College | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | c. 1450 | c. 1460 | | Original buildings |  | 1683 | | Repair | Advice on repairs given by James Smith |  | 24 June 1747 | | | Union of St Salvator's and St Leonard's Colleges sanctioned by Parliament |  | 1754 | 1757 | | Old north range demolished and new north range built to designs by John Douglas |  | 1828 | 1831 | Build/construction | Old east range demolished and new east range built; also unexecuted designs for new north range |  | 1844 | 1849 | Addition | Earlier north range demolished and new north range built. Colvin states that the buildings by Reid were completed to a 'simplified design'. |  | 1904 | 1906 | | East range extended |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | University of St Andrews | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1950 | The College of St Salvator | | Edinburgh & London: Oliver and Boyd | |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1967 | St Andrews Architects, II | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967 | pp12, 15 |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1970 | The University of St Andrews | Second Edition | | p 133 |  | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |  | Frew, J (ed.) | 1984 | Building for a New Age | | St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984) | p 51 |  | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp377-8 |  | Grater, Abigail | N.D. | The United College: architectural dev't of the Unit'd Coll' of St Salvator & St Leonard, Univ of St Andrews, 1747-1931 | | St Andrews: University of St Andrews (privately published, c.2001) | |  | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p122 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 1861 | XIX | | p 468 |  | Building News | 1863 | X | | p 129 |  | Proceedings of the Soc. of Antiquaries of Scotland | 1919 | liv | | Edition of 1919-1920, p237 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40772 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Gillespie & Scott List | | no 486 |  | Public Record Office | Public Record Office Plans | | Contract - transferred from MOPB & W in 1965 |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Walker: L v26 no2132 |  | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | |  | St Andrews University Library | Plans Collection | | |  | St Andrews University Library | University of St Andrews Court Minutes | | |
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