Basic Site Details
| Name: | Frances Colliery, Pithead Baths |
| Town, district or village: | Dysart (near) |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Perhaps near West Wemyss? |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Colliery | ||
| Pithead baths | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1931 | |||
| 24 November 1961 | Scheme accepted | planning approval to NCB for alterations and additions at the pithead baths, plus erection of canteen and med centre per Builder p1019 | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Austin Dempster | 1931 | Presumably responsible, as Senior Architect for Scotland and North of England for the Miners' Welfare Committee | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Miners' Welfare Committee | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allison, Georgina | 1994 | The Miners Welfare Commission and Pithead Baths in Scotland | Twentieth Century Society journal, Summer 1, Industrial Architecture, pp 55-64 | ||
| McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p117 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 17 October 1930 | CXXIV | p543 | |
| Builder | 24 November 1961 | p1019 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Austin Dempster: F no3347 (box 21) | |