Basic Site Details

Name: Valleyfield Mill School and schoolhouse
Town, district or village: Penicuik
City or county: Midlothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Thomas and HS Lists give date as 1823, and architect as J A Bell; however, the only known J A Bell is Jonathan Anderson Bell, who was only fifteen years old at the time and had not commenced his architectural training. The original architect, if the date is correct, is therefore unknown.

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21823(?)  Original building? - date given by HS and Thomas
Item 2 of 2c. 1860  Alterations including fireplace

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 3Frederick Thomas Pilkington Ac. 1860 Alterations including fireplace
Item 2 of 3T Pilkington & Son Ac. 1860 Alterations including fireplace
Item 3 of 3Thomas Pilkington Ac. 1860 Alterations including fireplace

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Father of Sir John Cowan of Valleyfield 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Historic Scotland Lists     
Item 2 of 3McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)  pp382-383
Item 3 of 3Thomas, Jane1995Midlothian: an illustrated architectural guide Edinburgh, The Rutland Pressp76

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register39297