Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kirkcaldy and Dysart Poorhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Kinghorn |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Now converted into private flats. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Abden Home | Yes | Renamed in 1939 |
| Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Poor house | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1854 | |||
| Before 1914 | Alterations | ||
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 | |
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | 1849 | ||||
| William Barnet Wyllie | Before 1914 | Alterations | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | London, Wyman | ||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
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 | RHP 30864/1-28 | |