Basic Site Details

Name: English School
Town, district or village: St Andrews
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
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Status:  
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 3City Hall  
Item 2 of 3County Library  
Item 3 of 3Public LibraryYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1School  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church SquareYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41790   
Item 2 of 41811  Refronting by Robert Balfour
Item 3 of 41845  Conversion to City Hall
Item 4 of 41927  Reconstruction (architect unknown)

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Robert Balfour B1811 Refronting of building
Item 2 of 2George Rae  1845 Conversion to City Hall

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Cant, Ronald Gordon1967St Andrews Architects, II St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967p 14
Item 2 of 6Cant, Ronald Gordon1980Public Buildings of St Andrews II St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1980p 12
Item 3 of 6Frew, J (ed.)1984Building for a New Age St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984)pp22 & 23
Item 4 of 6Georgian and Early Victorian St Andrews1946Georgian and Early Victorian St Andrews  p 20
Item 5 of 6Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p386
Item 6 of 6Roger, Charles1849History of St Andrews  p 168 & n

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Fife Council (uncertain)St Andrews Town Council Minutes 27 December 1845