Basic Site Details

Name: Session house and schoolroom
Town, district or village: Ceres
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Heritors' Records state that this was built as session room and school room with hearse house below. It is not explicitly stated that Birrell designed it but he was consulted by the heritors at this time. 'Buildings of Scotland' notes prove that William Younger was in fact architect.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Church hallYes 
Item 2 of 2Parish Church Hall  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 11, Kirk BraeYesFormerly 31 Main Street

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41868 Build/construction 
Item 2 of 411 February 1868  Plans approved by Heritors
Item 3 of 410 March 1868  Tenders accepted
Item 4 of 4December 1868  Completion

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 2Hugh Birrell  1868 Acted as advisor?
Item 2 of 2William Younger  1868 Build/construction

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Pride, Glen L1999The Kingdom of Fife2nd EditionThe Rutland Pressp94

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register2379 
Item 2 of 2National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Heritors Records HR 386/4, 11 February 1868 to 3 December 1868