Basic Site Details Name: | Anstruther Easter new public school | Town, district or village: | Anstruther Easter | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £ 3,000. 400 pupils.
Builder 14 September 1901 Page 237: 'A new school has been erected by the Austruther School Board at the west end of Melville Terrace. The school was designed by Messrs Williamson and Inglis, architects, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh and provides accommodation for 320 pupils. The classrooms are planned so that, by means of sliding screens, a large room is provided. The building has two entrances and a corridor 10 feet wide running from end to end. From it the five classrooms enter, three being used by senior pupils and two by infants. The cost has been upwards of £3,300.' | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Waid Academy Annexe | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Crail Road | | | | Melville Terrace | | Address given in Builder 14 September 1901 reference |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1901 | | | Competition held | | 1913 | | | Drainage and ventilation | | 1955 | | Addition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | School Board of Anstruther | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1901 | | part 1 | | pp87, 88 (Williamson & Inglis design) | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p70 | | RSA | 1901 | | | | 634 (Scott & Lorne Campbell) and 629 (Williamson & Inglis) | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | Williamson & Inglis |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 14 September 1901 | | | p237 | | Building News | | LXXIX | | p131, 354 | | Building News | | LXXX | | p327 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 52344 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Williamson: F v16 p29 no1031 (microfilm reel 11) | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle no 1521 |
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