Basic Site Details

Name: Borthwick Church
Town, district or village: Borthwick
City or county: Midlothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Parish Church at Borthwick  
Item 2 of 2St Kentigern  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418621864 New church and alterations to chapel, especially west end
Item 2 of 411 October 1862  Plans prepared for repair of the old chapel
Item 3 of 421 May 1864  Building opened
Item 4 of 419791995RestorationRoof and masonry repairs, including comnservation works to medieval effigies.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 6Brown & WardropArchitectural practiceA18621864New church and alterations to chapel, especially west end
Item 2 of 6James Maitland WardropArchitectA18621864New church and alterations to chapel, especially west end
Item 3 of 6Thomas Brown IIArchitectA18621864New church and alterations to chapel, especially west end
Item 4 of 6Andrew Stewart BrownArchitect, SurveyorB19791995Roof and masonry repairs, including conservation works to medieval effigies.
Item 5 of 6James Walter Thorburn Simpson B19791995Roof and masonry repairs, including conservation works to medieval effigies.
Item 6 of 6Simpson & BrownArchitectural practiceB19791995Roof and masonry repairs, including conservation works to medieval effigies.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2McWilliam, Colin1978Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)  p117
Item 2 of 2Simpson & Brown2012Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Edinburgh University LibraryAnderson Collection (Plans and drawings)  
Item 2 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register804 
Item 3 of 3National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Heritors Records