Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balbirnie Paper Mill |
| Town, district or village: | Markinch |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Balbirnie Paper Works | Yes | |
| Tullis Russell Paper Works | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Mill | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| April 1886 | Drawings dated for design of Mr Dixon's house | ||
| 1905 | Reconstruction of old cottages and new cottages | ||
| 1906 | Proposed reconstruction of cottages | ||
| 1928 | Additions to mill manager's house; also new sinks and WCs to cottages | ||
| Before 1928(?) | Paper making workshops and power house | ||
| 1930 | Additions to mill manager's house | ||
| 1967 | Alterations and additions | Alteration to water purification and filtration plant | |
| 1970 | 1973 | Addition | New research and physics laboratory added |
| 1973 | Plans dated | Date of revision of plans for new laboratory | |
| 1975 | Alterations and additions | Extension III, Phase II (alterstions to offices) | |
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 | |
| Gillespie & Scott | A | Date not known - perhaps with James Harper engineer on workshops and power house | |||
| James Ross Gillespie | A | Date not known - perhaps with James Harper engineer on workshops and power house | |||
| James Scott | A | Date not known - perhaps with James Harper engineer on workshops and power house | |||
| James Ross Gillespie | B | 1886 | Mr Dixon's house | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | C | 1905 | 1906 | Reconstruction of old cottages and new cottages | |
| James Ross Gillespie | C | 1905 | 1906 | Reconstruction of old cottages and new cottages | |
| James Scott | C | 1905 | 1906 | Reconstruction of old cottages and new cottages | |
| Gillespie & Scott | D | 1928 | Additions to mill manager's house; also new sinks and WCs to cottages | ||
| James Scott | D | 1928 | Additions to mill manager's house; also new sinks and WCs to cottages | ||
| James Harper | Before 1928 | Paper making workshops and power house - perhaps with Gillespie & Scoitt? | |||
| (Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler) | G | 1967 | 1975 | Alterations to water purification plant; new research and physics laboratory added; alterations to offices | |
| Andrew Glen Weir | G | 1967 | 1975 | Alterations to water purification plant; new research and physics laboratory added; alterations to offices | |
| Donald McInnes | G | 1967 | 1975 | Alterations to water purification plant; new research and physics laboratory added; alterations to offices | |
| Frank Sproson | G | 1967 | 1975 | Alterations to water purification plant; new research and physics laboratory added; alterations to offices | |
| Wheeler & Sproson | G | 1967 | 1975 | Alterations to water purification plant; new research and physics laboratory added; alterations to offices | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Dixon, Messrs J & W | Client for 1905/1906 work |
| Tullis Russell & Company | Cleint for 1960s-70s work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Macdonald, F A & Partners | 1914 | Reinforced concrete construction: a handbook for engineers and architects by F A Macdonald & Partners … | pp84-88 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | ||
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | FID 271/3-4 | |
| NMRS | Wheeler & Sproson Collection | WHS 43/1 (drawings); WHS 56/17-19 (photo album); WHS 56/13-16 (photo album); WHS 56/10-22 (water purification plant) | |
| St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | Bundles nos 788, 790, 877, 1756, 1945, 2050 | |