Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glenrothes New Town |
| 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 | |
 | Urban planning | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1951 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | First plans for layout drawn up. | |
| 22 January 1954 * | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'Development Corporation's Chief Architect has prepared working drawings for the first combined block of shops, offices, and houses for the new town's centre... It is proposed to got to tender at an early date.' (per Builder 22/01/54, p201) | |
| 3 January 1958 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | '500 acres [purchased] from Sir Robert Spencer-Nairn...The Corporation anticipate that when development of this area is completed the population of the New Town will have exceeded 20,000. Plans for the first development of the area are completed and tenders are now being invited. Work, it is hoped, will be commenced early in 1958.' per Builder p33 | |
| 25 December 1959 | Proposed | named as possible new town | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | 1951 | With Peter Tinto as Chief Architect | ||
| Peter Tinto | A | 1951 | Drew up first plan for layout a chief architect of the Glenrothes Development Corporation | ||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Glenrothes Development Plan (Glasgow overspill) | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p231 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 January 1954 | p36 | ||
| Builder | 22 January 1954 | p201 | ||
| Builder | 3 January 1958 | 'Glenrothes Development' p33 | ||
| Builder | 25 December 1959 | p956 | ||
| Building | 24 February 1967 | p82 [image of maisonettes near town centre] | ||