Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	University of St Andrews, United College	Yes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	University
	College

Events

The 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

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.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	James Smith	Architect, Engineer	K	1683		Advice on repairs
	John Douglas	Architect	A	1754	1757	Arcaded building on north side - later demolished by Nixon.
	Robert Reid	Architect		1828	1831	East range built; also unexecuted designs for new north range
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	B	1844	1849	New north range and alterations to east range - with Nixon as Architect for Scotland
	Jesse Hall	Architect	B	1844	1848	New north range and alterations to east range - as clerk of works to William Nixon
	William Nixon	Architect	B	1844	1848	New north range and alterations to east range - as Architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works. Colvin states that the buildings by Reid were completed to a 'simplified design'.
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	C	1846	1848	Boundary walls
	Jesse Hall	Architect	C	1846	1848	Boundary walls - as clerk of works to William Nixon
	William Nixon	Architect	C	1846	1848	Boundary walls
	Robert Matheson	Architect	B	1848	1849	Completion of Nixon's scheme for north range - as Architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works
	Robert Matheson	Architect	C	1848	1848	Completion of Nixon's boundary walls after his death - as Architect for Scotland in H M Office of Works
	Andrew David Haxton	Architect	E	1904	1906	Southern extension of east range - as chief assistant to Gillespie & Scott
	Gillespie & Scott	Architectural practice	E	1904	1906	Southern extension of east range
	James Ross Gillespie	Architect	E	1904	1906	Southern extension of east range
	James Scott	Architect	E	1904	1906	Southern extension of east range
	William Walker	Architect	E	1904	1906	Southern extension of east range - as assistant to Gillespie & Scott

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	University of St Andrews

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	College Buildings
	University of St Andrews, Chapel of St Salvator	Pulpit by R R Anderson removed and taken to ***CHECK*** (ask John Frew). Check whether George Paterson involved with this or St Leonard's.
	University of St Andrews, physics, mathematics and chemistry development plan and computing	Cost £2,250,000

References

Bibliographic References

The 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 References

The 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 References

The 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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