Basic Site Details Name: | St John's RC Church | Town, district or village: | Cumnock | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Stated that it was built in thanksgving for the birth of Burges' (?) eldest son, born 1881 - but Burges died that year. Design similar to Burges' church at Murston. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | 1882 | | Date of original building not known but HS gives this date (no reference); Groome gives 1881-82, Crook 1878-80, probably the dates on the drawings | | 1896 | | | Addition of shrines (made in Cardiff workshops) | | 1898 | 1899 | | Installation of electric light and fittings |
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 | | William Burges | | | 1878 | 1881 | Original building | | John Francis Bentley | | | c. 1882 | | Completion of building (Buildings of Scotland). Interior fittings only after Burges's death: altar reredos and screens (painting by NHJ Westlake). | | Robert Weir Schultz | | | 1898 | 1899 | Addition of shrines (made in Cardiff workshops) and installation of electric light and fittings |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bute, 3rd Marquess of (John Patrick | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | St John's presbytery | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p261 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p139 | | Crook, J Mordaunt | 1981 | William Burges and the High Victorian Dream | | London: John Murray | p284 | | Crook, J Mordaunt | 2013 | William Burges and the High Victorian Dream | | Frances Lincoln (New edition) | p270 | | de l'Hopital, Winefride | 1919 | Westminster Cathedral and its Architect | | | p608 | | Hannah, Rosemary | 2021 | The Grand Designer: Third Marquis of Bute | | Birlinn | p181 | | Stamp, Gavin | 1981 | Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute | | London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuart | p48 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24120 | | | Mount Stuart | Bute Archives | | Documents regarding Burges work; documents regarding Schultz work (including letter books 1896-9) |
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