Basic Site Details

Name: St Mary's Canvas Works
Town, district or village: Kirkcaldy
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Fife College, Priory Campus, Nairn BuildingYes 
Item 2 of 2Nairn's Table Baize WorksYes 

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1High StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 61822  Union Chapel façade (former chapel)
Item 2 of 61864  Nairn façade
Item 3 of 61895  Alterations to Nairn façade
Item 4 of 61899  Additions to Canvas Works
Item 5 of 61914  Canvas Works
Item 6 of 6June 1936  Drawings of fire escape

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 11Gillespie & Scott A1895 Alterations to Nairn façade
Item 2 of 11James Ross Gillespie A1895 Alterations to Nairn façade
Item 3 of 11James Scott A1895 Alterations to Nairn façade
Item 4 of 11Gillespie & Scott C1899 Additions to Canvas Works
Item 5 of 11James Ross Gillespie C1899 Additions to Canvas Works
Item 6 of 11James Scott C1899 Additions to Canvas Works
Item 7 of 11Gillespie & Scott B1914 Canvas Works
Item 8 of 11James Ross Gillespie B1914 Canvas Works
Item 9 of 11James Scott B1914 Canvas Works
Item 10 of 11Gillespie & Scott D1936 Fire escape
Item 11 of 11James Scott D1936 Fire escape

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p287
Item 2 of 2Hume, John R1977The Industrial Archaeology of ScotlandVol1 The Lowlands and BordersLondon: BT Batsford Ltdp139

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Fife Archives, Iona House, John Smith Business Park, KirkcaldyKirkcaldy Dean of Guild Court Refs 246 (1895), 459 (1899), 1325 (1913)
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register44050 
Item 3 of 3St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundle no 2393