Basic Site Details Name: | St John's Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | Forfar | City or county: | Angus | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | This church has been erected by the congregation at a cost of about £7,000. All the money has been raised by voluntary subscription. The walls are built of local stone with Polmaise stone dressings, which are carried round the interior of the windows, doors, and arches. Inside they are lined with 0.25in. red tiles in 4.5 in. courses, which in the chancel alternate with 9in. belts of alabaster to every two or three courses of tiles. A handsome organ has been subscribed for, and is being fitted up by Conacher, of Huddersfield. The church is to be heated by a system patented by Mr Cunningham, of Dundee. Mr James Scott, Broughty Ferry, is the builder, and Mr William Bruce, the clerk of works. The architect is Mr R Anderson, ARSA. [Building News 15 April 1881 p420]
Reredos made by Jones & Willis in 1905 | 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 | | 71, East High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1822 | | Build/construction | First church on site | | 1878 | 1881 | Build/construction | Designe dchurch and some furnishing like choir stalls & pulpit | | 6 October 1879 | | Foundation stone | Stone laid by William Gilbert Don, manufacturer, Forfar and Dundee | | May 1881 | | Nominated for award | | | 27 October 1881 | | Consecrated | | | 1933 | | Design exhibited | Oak Faldstool (Furnishings, panelling and redecoration of roof dated from this year) | | 1947 | | Build/construction | Date given by Gifford for decoration of chancel roof and dado etc | | 1974 | 1975 | Build/construction | |
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 | 1878 | 1881 | Design of church and some furnishings like choir stalls and pulpit | | George Washington Browne | | A | 1878 | 1881 | | | Anderson & Browne | | A | 1881 | | | | (Sir) Matthew Montgomerie Ochterlony | | | 1933 | | Furnishings, panelling and redecoration of roof. Gifford gives date as 1947 (and Tarbolton in partnership at this date) | | (Dr) Frederic ('Eric') Robert Stevenson | | H | 1974 | 1975 | Partitioning off of west aisle in 3 south bays to form vestry accommodation and formation of Lady Chapel at N end |
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 John's Episcopal Church Hall | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p20, 472 | | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | p86-89 | | RSA | 1933 | | | | 541 (Ochterlony work) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 10 October 1879 | | | p446 - foundation stone | | Building News | 15 April 1881 | | | p420 and illustration | | RIBA Journal | 22 December 1923 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p267 Address by Anderson read by Lorne Campbell to RIBA on presentation of Gold Medal and speech by Sir John Burnet |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 31483 | |
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