Basic Site Details Name: | Town's Churches, St Mary's Church and church hall | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The exact involvement of Thomson & Connell and Orphoot Whiting & Lindsay is unclear | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Dundee Parish Church | Yes | | | East Church | | | | St Mary's East | 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 | | Nethergate | Yes | | | Tally Street | Yes | Address of hall |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1823 | | Alterations and additions | To medieval church | | 1842 | 1845 | | Bryce superintended construction of designs by Burn (Colvin gives 1846-47) | | 1872 | | Reconstruction | By Sir George Gilbert Scott | | 1896 | 1897 | | Hall | | c. 1920 | | | Black Watch war memorial | | 1939 | 1956 | | Reseating, oak screen etc. |
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 Burn | | K | 1823 | | Alterations | | David Bryce | | A | 1842 | 1845 | Superintended construction of designs by Burn for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. | | William Burn | | A | 1842 | 1845 | Designs drawn up for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. | | Burn & Bryce | | A | 1844 | 1845 | Designs drawn up for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. | | (Sir) George Gilbert Scott | | | 1872 | | Restoration | | William Alexander | | | 1896 | 1897 | Hall added | | Patrick Hill Thoms | | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial | | Thoms & Wilkie | | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial | | William Fleming Wilkie | | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial | | Frank James Connell | | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc | | Leslie Grahame Thomson & Connell | | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc | | Leslie Grahame Thomson (or Leslie Grahame-Thomson; later Leslie Grahame MacDougall) | | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | D | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc | | Orphoot, Whiting & Lindsay | | D | c. 1939 | 1940 | Reseating, oak screen etc - continued by Lindsay under subsequent partnership | | Orphoot & Lindsay | | D | 1945 | 1952 | Reseating, oak screen etc - begun by Lindsay prior to partnership and continued by him after its dissolution | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | D | 1952 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc - begun by Lindsay under previous partnership |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p90 | | MacLaren, J | 1874 | History of Dundee | | | p218 | | McKean, Charles and Walker, David | 1993 | Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Revised Edition | Edinburgh: RIAS | pp59-61 | | RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | | RCAHMS | p10. View by R.W. Billings | | Walker, David M | 1955 | Architects and Architecture in Dundee 1770-1914 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Dundee Advertiser | 31 December 1841 | | | | | Dundee Advertiser | 14 January 1842 | | | and 28 January 1842 | | Dundee Advertiser | 4 March 1896 | | | Hall |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | | Thoms & Wilkie Photo Collection | | Formerly in the Thoms & Wilkie office | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25382 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | AND 50/18 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Ian G Lindsay Collection | | IGL/W232/ |
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