Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dysart Combination Poorhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Thornton |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: |
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 | |
| 1860 | |||
| 16 June 1860 | Advertisement for tenders | ||
| November 1861 | Opened | ||
| 1904 | Alterations? | ||
| 1912 | Proposed hospital ward and alterations on laundry washing house | ||
| 4 September 1926 | Additions and alterations to men's day room, boiler house and piggeries (plans dated) | ||
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 Campbell Walker | 1860 | ||||
| Gillespie & Scott | B | 1904 | Alterations? | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | B | 1904 | Alterations? | ||
| James Scott | B | 1904 | Alterations? | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | C | 1912 | Proposed hospital ward and alterations on laundry washing house | ||
| James Ross Gillespie | C | 1912 | Proposed hospital ward and alterations on laundry washing house | ||
| James Scott | C | 1912 | Proposed hospital ward and alterations on laundry washing house | ||
| Gillespie & Scott | D | 4 September 1926 | Additions and alterations to men's day room, boiler house and piggeries (plans dated) | ||
| James Scott | D | 4 September 1926 | Additions and alterations to men's day room, boiler house and piggeries (plans dated) | ||
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 | ||
| Cunningham, A | Markinch | p111 | |||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| North British Advertiser | 16 November 1860 | |||
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 30849/1-27 | |
| St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | Bundle nos 479, 1160, 1345, 1346, 1506 (? - preliminary sketches of unspecified poorhouse), 1841 | |