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Basic Site Details

Sandford Cottage
Wormit
Fife
B Listed
Scotland
Now a hotel.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Sandford HouseYes
Sandford Hill HotelYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Country HouseNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
19021906Original building, in brick and thatch
1909|1910Addition of west wing
1912Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
1936Rebuilding after fire
1936Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Addition1953a

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Mackay Hugh Baillie ScottA19021906Original building, in brick and thatch
Mackay Hugh Baillie ScottB1909|1910Addition of west wing
Mackay Hugh Baillie ScottC1912Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
Mackay Hugh Baillie ScottD1936Consultant for alterations (T L Gray as executant architect)
Thomas Lindsay GrayD1936Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Ian McKerron BeggdArchitect1953ANW extension
Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners)DArchitectural practice1953ANW extension
Robert Philip Andrew HurdDArchitect1953ANW extension

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Valentine, Harben J S - publisherfor original house
Walker, W G Nfor 1936 alterations
Robertson, MrClient for extension

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Baillie Scott, Mackay Hugh1906Houses and Gardens(Second edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1933)pp289-91
Carruthers, Annette2013The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: a historypp313-314
Flower, Julien.d.Two Houses in Fife: A comparative analysis of Baillie Scott's Sandford Cottage and Lorimer's WaysideSt Andrews: University of St Andrews
Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)p409
RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981
Wodehouse, Lawrence1980Lutyens and Baillie Scott in Scotland'Seer' (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art magazine), No. 3, 3 June 1980, pp50-53

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building Design1982/05/14*pp22-23

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings CollectionPlans
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register8839