Over the years of the Trust’s History there have been many accomplishments and milestones. Below is a catalogue of the many evolving activities that have come from the group which first met in December 1937 to found the St Andrews Preservation Trust. The successes of this enterprise are due entirely to the unfailing commitment of innumerable individuals over the years.
- 1937 1st December, Public Meeting decides to form Trust
- 1938 1st March, St Andrews Preservation Trust formally constituted
- 1939 Acquisition of Louden’s Close and 11 South Castle Street
- 1943 Trust first asked for views on planning matters
- 1950 Acquisition of old Burgher Kirk, Imrie’s Close
- 1937 1st December, Public Meeting decides to form Trust
- 1938 1st March, St Andrews Preservation Trust formally constituted
- 1939 Acquisition of Louden’ Close and 11 South Castle Street
- 1943 Trust first asked for views on planning matters
- 1950 Acquisition of old Burgher Kirk, Imrie’s Close
- 1974 St Andrews Town Council ceases to exist
- 1975 Acquisition of 14/15 Fleming Place
- 1975 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits Trust House in North Street (now the Museum)
- 1975 The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, the Trust’s longest serving President dies (1958-1972)
- 1979 Acquisition of Bell Rock House
- 1982 Miss Annabel Kidston, ‘the founding spirit of the Trust’ ,dies
- 1982 The Trust Museum opens
- 1983 First St Andrews Local Plan produced
- 1988 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Trust
- 1992 Trust moves to office at 4 Queen’s Gardens
- 1993 Acquisition of land at the rear of the Museum
- 1993 Death of Hew Lorimer, The Trust’s longest serving Chairman (1958-72)
- 1994 Public Inquiry into revised St Andrews Local Plan
- 1995 North East Fife District Council disbanded
- 1997 Green Belt Campaign launched
- 1998 First Hidden Gardens Day
- 1998 St Andrews Strategic Study published
- 1999 Kingask proposal first put forward
- 1999 Ronald Cant, founder member of the Trust dies
- 2000 A Judicial Review on the Kingask proposal and Public Inquiry into the Scooniehill proposal
- 2000 Green Belt for St Andrews first rejected then accepted by Fife Council
- 2002 Pride of Place Scheme launched
- 2002 Scottish Museums Council award the Trust Museum full registration status
- 2003 Massive development plans proposed for west of the town