Basic Site Details

Name: Houses, Cairns Street site, for Kirkcaldy Town Council
Town, district or village: Kirkcaldy
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: See also separate entry for Park Road site.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Housing  

Street Addresses

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 222 April 1927 Journal reference68 three-apartment houses and 20 two-apartment houses 'to be built'
Item 2 of 27 March 1935 Journal reference'Plans prepared' for 408 houses on Cairns Street and Park Road sites

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 2George Duffus A1927 68 three-apartment houses and 20 two-apartment houses - as Burgh Surveyor
Item 2 of 2George Duffus B1935 408 houses on Cairns Street and Park Road sites - as Burgh Surveyor

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Kirkcaldy Town Council 

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architects Journal7 March 1935LXXXI p 389 - 'plans prepared' for 408 houses on Cairns Street and Park Road sites
Item 2 of 2Builder22 April 1927CXXXII p 670