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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Old Cumnock Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Cumnock |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This replaced a church by James Adam (1753-4). Sources vary as to the date. The Builder suggests it was 'recently erected' in 1867. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1864 | NMRS records this as 1863 | ||
| 1865 or 1866(?) | Build/construction | 'recently erected' (1867) | |
| 1896 | New chairs for Bute loft | ||
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 | |
| Brown & Wardrop | Architectural practice | A | 1864 | ||
| James Maitland Wardrop | Architect | A | 1864 | ||
| Thomas Brown II | Architect | A | 1864 | ||
| Robert Weir Schultz | Architect | 1896 | New chairs for Bute loft | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Bute, 3rd Marquess of | for new chairs (1896) |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p260 | |
| Stamp, Gavin | 1981 | Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute | London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuart | p47 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 22 June 1867 | page 455 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24092 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR685/5 | |
Images
© All rights reserved. The Builder 22 June 1867, p455. Courtesy of Robert Hill.