Basic Site Details Name: | Pathhead Board School | Town, district or village: | Pathhead, Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost c. £10,000. For 1,050 pupils. Williamson was appointed architect after a local architectural competition in which 11 sets of designs were submitted
Assessor J J Burnet 1st place W Williamson FRIBA Kirkcaldy 2nd place W Williamson FRIBA Kirkcaldy 3rd place William Dow 4th place Archibald Welsh
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Pathhead Primary School | Yes | | | Pathhead School | 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 | | Cairns Street | Yes | | | Christie Place | | | | Factory Road | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1913 | 1915 | | | | 1996 | | Destruction/demolition | Burnt by arsonists and demolished |
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 | | (Sir) John James Burnet | | | 1913 | | Assessor in architectural competition | | Archibald G Welsh | | | 1913 | | Awarded fourth place in competition | | William Dow | | | 1913 | | Awarded third place in competition | | William Williamson | | | 1913 | 1915 | Appointed after local competition and executed job |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Kirkcaldy and Dysart School Board | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p299 | | Glen, Duncan | 2008 | William Williamson | | | p15, 60, 61 (ill) | | Livingstone, P K | 1955 | A History of Kirkcaldy 1843-1949 | | Kirkcaldy: The Allen Lithographic Co Ltd | p 37 | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Builder's Journal | 23 April 1913 | XXXVII | | p443 | | Builder | 1913 | CIV | | p479 | | Building News | 25 April 1913 | CIV | | p590 | | Building News | 5 February 1915 | CVIII | | p 157 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes) | | |
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