Basic Site Details Name: | Imperial Hotel | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Argyle Hotel | Yes | |  | Argyle House | | Later name |  | Imperial Temperance Hotel | | Full original name |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Hotel | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Ellice Place | Yes | |  | North Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1879 | 1881 | | |  | 1886 | 1888 | | Extensions |  | 1895 | | | Extension of dining room |  | 1932 | | | Alterations |
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 |  | David Henry | Architect | A | 1879 | 1881 | |  | Hall & Henry | Architectural practice | A | 1879 | 1881 | |  | Jesse Hall | Architect | A | 1879 | 1881 | |  | David Henry | Architect | B | 1886 | 1888 | Extensions |  | Hall & Henry | Architectural practice | B | 1886 | 1888 | Extensions |  | Gillespie & Scott | Architectural practice | C | 1895 | | Extension of dining room |  | James Ross Gillespie | Architect | C | 1895 | | Extension of dining room |  | James Scott | Architect | C | 1895 | | Extension of dining room |  | William John Brockie Wright | Architect | | 1932 | | Alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Laurence, ____ | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1967 | St Andrews Architects, II | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967 | p 15 |  | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1979 | Public Buildings of St Andrews | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1979 | p 14 |  | Frew, J (ed.) | 1984 | Building for a New Age | | St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984) | pp 38 & 42 |  | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p 396 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Messrs Walker & Pride architects | Plan collection | | Original drawings |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William John Brockie Wright: F no4025 (box 31) |  | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 974 |
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