Basic Site Details Name: | Newton Hall | Town, district or village: | Kennoway | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | There appear to be the original plans of Newton Hall in the Gillespie & Scott collection - see no 921 | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Balbirnie Estate, Newton Hall | | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Newtonhall | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | ![Item 1 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | House | | | ![Item 2 of 2](images/table_item.gif) | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | ![Item 1 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | 1829 | | | Designed and built by Bryce | ![Item 2 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | June 1829 | August 1829 | | Drawings dated | ![Item 3 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | 6 June 1829 | | | Contracts signed | ![Item 4 of 4](images/table_item.gif) | April 1904 | | | Steading, stable offices and perhaps other alterations to house - date of drawings (also redrainage of house in 1904) |
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 | ![Item 1 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | David Bryce | | | 1829 | | Bryce's first known independent commission | ![Item 2 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | Gillespie & Scott | | A | 1904 | | Steading, alterations and additions on farmhouse and stable offices and perhaps other alterations to house - date of drawings (also redrainage of house in 1904) | ![Item 3 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | James Ross Gillespie | | A | 1904 | | Steading, alterations and additions on farmhouse and stable offices and perhaps other alterations to house - date of drawings (also redrainage of house in 1904) | ![Item 4 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | James Scott | | A | 1904 | | Steading, alterations and additions on farmhouse and stable offices and perhaps other alterations to house - date of drawings (also redrainage of house in 1904) | ![Item 5 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | Andrew David Haxton | | C | 1938 | 1950 | Alterations - begun by Haxton, completed in partnership and continued by firm after his retirement. | ![Item 6 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | Adam Elliot Watson | | C | 1945 | 1972 | Alterations - begun by Haxton in 1938, completed in partnership and continued by firm after his retirement. | ![Item 7 of 7](images/table_item.gif) | Haxton & Watson | | C | 1945 | 1972 | Alterations - begun by Haxton in 1938, completed in partnership and continued by firm after his retirement. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | ![Item 1 of 1](images/table_item.gif) | Wallace, John | |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | ![Item 1 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Fife Council? | Kennoway Dean of Guild Records | | Ref 476 | ![Item 2 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10010 | | ![Item 3 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Balfour of Balbirnie Papers | | Twelve sheets of working drawings titled Wester Newton | ![Item 4 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | | ![Item 5 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Copies (Gillespie and Scott drawings) | ![Item 6 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Haxton & Watson Collection | | HW 1950/6/32 | ![Item 7 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | Copies of Balbirnie drawings FID 246/2-10, 12-24 | ![Item 8 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 93704 | | ![Item 9 of 9](images/table_item.gif) | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundles nos 476 and 771, 772 (last 2 deleted), 921, 924 |
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