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Basic Site Details
Name
Sandford Cottage
Town, District or Village
Wormit
Parish
City or County
Fife
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Now a hotel.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Sandford House
Yes
Sandford Hill Hotel
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Country House
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1902
1906
Original building, in brick and thatch
1909|1910
Addition of west wing
1912
Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
1936
Rebuilding after fire
1936
Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Addition
1953a
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
A
1902
1906
Original building, in brick and thatch
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
B
1909|1910
Addition of west wing
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
C
1912
Complete reconstruction following fire: house roughcast with red tile roof
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
D
1936
Consultant for alterations (T L Gray as executant architect)
Thomas Lindsay Gray
D
1936
Alterations, in consultation with Baillie Scott
Ian McKerron Begg
d
Architect
1953A
NW extension
Robert Hurd & Partners (or R A Hurd & Partners)
D
Architectural practice
1953A
NW extension
Robert Philip Andrew Hurd
D
Architect
1953A
NW extension
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Valentine, Harben J S - publisher
for original house
Walker, W G N
for 1936 alterations
Robertson, Mr
Client for extension
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Baillie Scott, Mackay Hugh
1906
Houses and Gardens
(Second edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1933)
pp289-91
Carruthers, Annette
2013
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: a history
pp313-314
Flower, Julie
n.d.
Two Houses in Fife: A comparative analysis of Baillie Scott's Sandford Cottage and Lorimer's Wayside
St Andrews: University of St Andrews
Gifford, John
1988
Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)
p409
RIBA
1981
Directory of Practices 1981
Wodehouse, Lawrence
1980
Lutyens and Baillie Scott in Scotland
'Seer' (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art magazine), No. 3, 3 June 1980, pp50-53
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building Design
1982/05/14
*
pp22-23
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Plans
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
8839
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