Basic Site Details Name: | West Coates Parish Church | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Erected as a Chapel of Ease to St Cuthbert's. West Coates was the first wholly new church to be erected in Edinburgh for the Established Church since the Disruption of 1843.
The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian Church, to be named " West Coates Church," was laid at Edinburgh yesterday. It will be cruciform in plan, and will be erected in the later style of Pointed Gothic. It will be built of freestone, and will seat 900 persons at an estimated cost of £7,500. Mr Bryce is the architect, and Messrs Oman and Mansom the contractors. [Building News 17 July 1868 p490] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Chapel of Ease to St Cuthbert's | | |
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 | | West Coates Parish Church, Coltbridge Road | Yes | now Haymarket Terrace | | Magdala Crescent | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1868 | 1870 | Build/construction | | | 1962 | | | Congregation joined that in Roseburn Church | | 1965 | | 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 | | David Bryce | | | 1868 | 1870 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | vol II, p518 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 24 October 1868 | XXVI | | | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | Builder | 23 October 1964 | | | p902 | | Building News | 17 July 1868 | | | p490 - foundation stone |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Managers' Sederunt Books | | 1871-89 CH2 43/10 |
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