Basic Site Details

Name: Polkemmet Colliery, pithead baths
City or county: Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
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Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119341938  

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 4Frederick George Frizzell A1934 Assisted Dempster who was Chief Architect for the Northern Division, Miners' Welfare Commission
Item 2 of 4Hugh Smith A19341938As chief assistant and latterly deputy chief architect for the Miners' Welfare Committee
Item 3 of 4John Austin Dempster A19341938As senior architect to the Miners' Welfare Committee
Item 4 of 4Donald Denoon Jack A1938 As senior assistant to Dempster (he took over from Dempster as senior architect in this year)

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Miners' Welfare Committee 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Allison, Georgina1994The Miners Welfare Commission and Pithead Baths in Scotland Twentieth Century Society journal, Summer 1, Industrial Architecture, pp 55-64Appendices A & B

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architect and Building News1937Jan-Jun p279
Item 2 of 2BuilderEarly 1938CLIV pp388-389

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Hugh Smith: F no4623 (combined box 25)