Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glenrothes Town Centre first shopping block |
| Town, district or village: | Glenrothes |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shopping centre | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1955 | Build/construction | ||
| August 1961 | 1963 | Build/construction | first phase, half the ultimate development proposed, expected to commence Aug 1961; £750,000 development includes bus station, hotel, shopping area (including a Woolworth's) and a bowling alley per Builder p322 |
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 | |
| Glenrothes Development Corporation (or Glenrothes New Town Development Corporation) | A | 1955 | |||
| Peter Tinto | A | 1955 | As Chief Architect to Glenrothes Development Corporation | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Glenrothes Development Corporation | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p570 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 18 August 1961 | p322 | ||