Basic Site Details Name: | Saltcoats Free Church | Town, district or village: | Saltcoats | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Spire is stated as being by R Baldie, 1892, in Couragher. However, Robert Baldie died in 1890; it has been assumed here that the spire was designed by him prior to his death, but it may have been by J R Baldie, of whom no details are yet known. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Landsborough Free Church | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | Fondlay's Brae | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1844 | | | Journal reference for original church |  | January 1844 | | Opened | |  | 1869 | | | Spire |  | 27 January 1870 | | Opened | Re-opened after enlargement |  | c. 1970 | | Demolition | |
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 |  | Cousin & Gale | Architectural practice | A | 1844 | | Main church |  | David Cousin | Architect | A | 1844 | | Main church |  | William Gale | Engineer | A | 1844 | | Main church |  | Robert Baldie | Architect | B | 1869 | 1870 | Enlargement |  | Robert Baldie | Architect | | Before 1890(?) | | Spire |  | Baldie & Tennant | Architectural practice | B | Before 1890 | | Spire |  | William Tennant | Architect | B | Before 1890 | | Spire |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p72 |  | Couragher, F C | | Saltcoats | | | p29 |  | Love, Dane | 2005 | Lost Ayrshire | | Edinburgh: Birlinn | pp97-98 Illustration |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Witness | 2 March 1844 | | | |
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