Basic Site Details Name: | Old Church | Town, district or village: | Dalkeith | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Church of Scotland | | | | East Church | | | | Old Kirk | | | | St Nicholas Collegiate Church | | Formerly |
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 | | Old Church, High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | July 1847 | 1851 | | Date of drawings for restoration | | 1851 | 1855 | Construction | Restoration | | 1936 | | | Restoration of east end | | 1980 | | Repair | |
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 | | David Bryce | | | 1851 | 1855 | Restoration, nave and transepts | | Thomas Aikman Swan | | | 1936 | | Restoration of east end | | Robert James Naismith | | A | 1980 | | Repairs. Partner in charge. | | (Sir) Frank Mears & Partners | | C | 1980 | | Repairs |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Buccleuch, Duke of | A Heritor who commissioned Burn and Bryce and paid for the spire | | Heritors of Dalkeith Parish | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p79 | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Dunnett, W A | 1950 | Church of St Nicholas, Dalkeith | | | vol 8, pp71-72 | | Ferguson, D | 1951 | Six Centuries in and around the Church of St Nicholas, Dalkeith | | | | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp152-155 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | Builder | 8 November 1879 | XXXVII | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Bowhill, Selkirkshire | Drawings | | Perspective drawings and scale plans | | Drumlanrig Castle | Drumlanrig Castle Plans | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24377 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Buccleuch Papers | | GD 224/1026 | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | | Minute Book 1851-1903 HR 12/2, Cash book 1829-60 HR 13/6 | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | RHP 7040-7049, 9692-9696. Colvin gives RHP 7041-4. | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Thomas Aikman Swan: F no3673 (box 27) |
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