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Basic Site Details
| Name: | St Margaret's RC Memorial Church |
| Town, district or village: | Dunfermline |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Total cost when completed £30,000 Clerk of Works for 1934-36 work David Westwood Builders for 1934-36 work Robert Coll & Son |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | East Port | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1889 | First scheme | ||
| 1894 | 1896 | Unfinished | |
| 16 November 1894 | Foundation stone | ||
| 17 June 1896 | Opened | Nave and aisles opened | |
| 1934 | 1936 | Chancel and west sacristy/vestry added | |
| 1939 | 1940 | Reredos added | |
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | Architect | A | 1889 | 1896 | |
| George Mackie Watson | Architect | A | 1889 | 1896 | As chief assistant to Robert Rowand Anderson |
| Wardrop & Anderson | Architectural practice | A | 1889 | 1896 | |
| M Watson | Architect | 1934 | 1936 | Chancel and west sacristy/vestry added - perhaps under the supervision of Reginald Fairlie | |
| Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | Architect | 1939 | 1940 | Reredos added; also altar and sanctuary decoration | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p187 | ||
| Millar, A H | 1895 | Fife pictorial and historical | Cupar | Shows intended scheme | |
| Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | p47 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect | XLI | p246 | ||
| Builder | LXVII | p379 | ||
| Builder | LXX | pp564 | ||
| Building News | LXVII | p641, 697 | ||
| Building News | LXX | p952 | ||
| Dunfermline Press | 17 November 1934 | p6 | ||
| Dunfermline Press | 28 December 1940 | p3 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dunfermline Burgh Office | Dunfermline Dean of Guild | Folders nos 2082 and 2517 | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26018 | |
| Mount Stuart | Bute Archives | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | George Mackie Watson: L v21 no1659 | |
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