Basic Site Details Name: | St Leonard's Church and manse | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | ST. ANDREWS.—The new church of the Parish of St. Leonards was opened on the 28th ult. The building has been erected to accommodate 500 persons, and has cost about £5,000. It is designed in the Norman style, and consists of a nave, terminated by a large semicircular vaulted apse, and a side aisle, terminated by a smaller apse used as a baptistery. The nave is separated from the aisle by a richly-decorated stone arcade. The church is entered by a finely -sculptured porch, and there is a large square tower, the base of which contains the organ. The usual vestry and session-house accommodation are also provided. The church has been built of dressed ashlar stonework, both externally and internally. The roofs are of pitch pine, open to the ridge, and are covered with green slates. The floors are of red tiles, and the pews are of oak, many of the bench-ends being carved. The communion-table, pulpit, and minister's desks are all of oak, richly carved. The font—brought from the Old College Church—is of marble. The church will be lighted by inverted incandescent gas-brackets. Three memorial windows have been gifted to the church. The work was designed by Mr. P. MacGregor Chalmers, architect, Glasgow, with whom has been associated as his local representative Mr. David Henry, architect. [Building News 5 August 1904 page 200]
Builder: William Ness. Cost: c. £5,000. Gillespie & Scott work needs to be checked for date and precise nature | 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 | | Donaldson Gardens | Yes | | | Hepburn Gardens | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1902 | 1904 | | | | 28 July 1904 | | Opened | | | 1909 | | | New manse | | 1912 | | | Additions? | | 1964 | 1966 | Build/construction | Alterations and additions |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Architectural Association | 1907 | Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue | | Edinburgh | | | Frew, J (ed.) | 1984 | Building for a New Age | | St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984) | p43, 51 | | Frew, John | 1978 | St Andrews Western Suburbs | | Three Decades of Historical Notes, p106 | p15 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p384 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1902 | LXXXIII | | p 259 | | Builder | Early 1914 | CVI | | p 277 - obituary of David Henry | | Building News | 5 August 1904 | LXXXVII | | p 200 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Glen Pride | Information sent to DMW | | Sent 2006 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40925 | | | Messrs Walker & Pride architects | David Henry, 'Business Book, 1884-1914' | | | | Messrs Walker & Pride architects | Plan collection | | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Kirk Session Records | | CH 2/1132/11, p 739 | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundles nos 49, 604, 929 |
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