Basic Site Details Name: | North Cliff | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Double villa with Rockview (see separate entry). There is disagreement in sources as to whether it was begun by Jesse Hall and later completed by John Milne, or whether Hall was entirely responsible. The latter seems more likely. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Northcliffe | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Villa | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 11, The Scores | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1864(?) | | | Designed and begun but left unfinished? | | 1880(?) | 1881(?) | | Completed? | | 1891 | 1893 | Addition | Extension | | 1919 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations including addition of verandah. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Jesse Hall | | A | 1864 | 1865 | Designed and begun (but left unfinished according to 'Buildings of Scotland'). | | John Milne | | | c. 1880(?) | c. 1881(?) | Completed villa according to 'Buildings of Scotland' but this has been questioned by Dr Robin Evetts who can find no evidence of Milne's involvement. | | Hall & Henry | | C | 1891 | 1893 | Extension | | Jesse Hall | | C | 1891 | 1893 | Extension | | Gillespie & Scott | | B | 1919 | | Alterations including addition of verandah. | | James Scott | | B | 1919 | | Alterations including addition of verandah. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Adamson, J, Dr | | | Allan, Colonel | Client in 1919 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1991 | St Andrews Architects | | Three decades of historical notes (Revised text), St Andrews | p 29 | | Evetts, Robin | 1988 | Architectural Expansion and Redevelopment in St Andrews, 1810-c.1894 | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | | | 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 37 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p 398 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | St Andrews Gazette | 16 January 1864 | | | | | St Andrews Gazette | 16 April 1864 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 1601 |
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