Basic Site Details Name: | St Michael's Parish Church | Town, district or village: | Inveresk | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost of J M Henry work: £3,000. Organ case of unknown date by 'Taylor & Son' (probably John Taylor & Sons, who owned the Palace Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Inveresk Parish Church | Yes | |
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 | | 1802 | | Plans approved | Robert Nisbet's design was chosen from five submitted. | | 1803 | 1985 | Build/construction | Original church | | 1805 | | Addition | Steeple | | 1889 | 1893(?) | | Refitting interior (including pulpit) and additions including projecting stair and organ bays: won in limited competition | | 1996 | 2007 | Repair | Repairs and additions |
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 | | Robert Nisbet | | A | 1803 | 1805 | | | William Sibbald | | C | 1805 | | Steeple. No documentary evidence to support this attribution - other than stylistic similarity to St Andrew's, George Street. | | Robert Lees | | B | c. 1805 | c. 1808 | Built church to designs by Robert Nisbet | | James Macintyre Henry | | | 1889 | 1893(?) | Interior refitting (including pulpit) and additions including projecting stair and organ bays: won in limited competition | | Andrew Stewart Brown | | D | 1996 | 2007 | Repairs and additions | | James Walter Thorburn Simpson | | D | 1996 | 2007 | Repairs and additions | | Simpson & Brown | | D | 1996 | 2007 | Repairs and additions |
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 Michael's Parish Church Hall | Cost: £3,000. |
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 | | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p264 | | RSA | 1890 | | | | 478 | | Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 7 October 1893 | LXV | | p260 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 10880 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR 6/1 | pp94, 97-8 | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | | RHP.7022 and 7023, galleries and organ recess | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Macintyre Henry: F v14 p77 no895 (microfilm reel 11) |
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