Basic Site Details Name: | St James Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | Cupar | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Replaced earlier church of 1820-3. Carving of rood screen by Nathaniel Grieve and William and Alexander Crow from models by Louis Reid Deuchars. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St James Church | | | | St James the Great Episcopal Church | 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 | | St Catherine Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1866 | 1868 | | | | 1875 | | | Organ (by Hamilton of Edinburgh) | | 1901 | | | Pulpit | | c. 1917 | c. 1929 | | Altar table, reredos, rood screen and wall panelling |
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 | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | A | 1866 | 1868 | | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | B | 1901 | | Pulpit (executed by Whytock, Reid & Co, Edinburgh) | | Anderson Simon & Crawford | | B | 1901 | | Pulpit - Anderson responsible (executed by Whytock, Reid & Co, Edinburgh) | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | C | 1917 | 1929 | Altar table, reredos, rood screen and wall panelling | | John Fraser Matthew | | C | 1917 | 1931 | Altar table, reredos, rood screen and wall panelling | | Lorimer & Matthew | | C | 1927 | 1931 | Altar table, reredos, rood screen and wall panelling (begun before change of practice title to Lorimer & Matthew) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gilroy, Mrs | Client for reredos and panelling |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p162 | | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | p65-67 | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p107 | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p 179 | | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | 1866 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 1901 | LXVI | | p 304 | | Scottish Guardian | 24 December 1875 | X | | p 350 | | Scottish Guardian | 8 November 1901 | XXXI | | p 714 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24169 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes) | | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR C/23 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Fraser Matthew: F no2945 (box 14) | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 31589 | | | St James Cupar | St James Cupar Vestry Minutes | | |
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