Basic Site Details Name: | Public Baths Market Gate Street | Town, district or village: | Arbroath | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Architectural Competition: 26 sets of plans submitted. Assessor -James Thomson, city engineer, Dundee.
1st place £25 Hugh Gavin, Arbroath 2nd place £15 David Wishart Galloway of Brechin 3rd place £10 Wilson and Savage Bedford Park London
Gavin’s scheme was adopted and Hugh Gavin appointed architect | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Baths | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Market Gate Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1913 | | Competition results announced | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | David Wishart Galloway | | | 1913 | | Placed second in competition. £15 premium | | Hugh Gavin | | | 1913 | | Won competition and secured the commission | | James Thomson | | | 1913 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p326 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Bu | 22 April 1927 | | | | | British Architect | 30 May 1913 | | | p421 | | Builder | 30 May 1913 | | | p629
| | Building News | 30 May 1913 | | | p764 |
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