Basic Site Details Name: | St Leonard's Church and hall | Town, district or village: | Dunfermline | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | St Leonard’s Church Dunfermline, which was dedicated on the 17th inst has been erected from the designs of Mr P MacGregor Chalmers of. Glasgow. The east end of the nave is arched and opens into a semi-circular apse. The walls of the interior are finished in stone and the roofs are open to the ridge. The whole work has been designed in a simple pre-Norman style, the chief feature of the exterior being a tall round tower 100 feet high, finished with a conical roof. Accommodation is provided for about 720 worshippers and the church will have cost £5,000 when the halls are completed. [British Architect 23 September 1904 p235]
DUNFERMLINE. - St. Leonard's Established Church, which is connected with the Abbey Church, was dedicated on Saturday by the Presbytery of Dunfermline. The church, which has been erected by the trustees of the late Mr. William M'Laren, who left funds for the purpose, consists of a nave with two side aisles, the northern of which also contains a gallery and transept for choir and organ. The east end of the nave opens into a semicircular-vaulted apse, which contains an oak carved communion-table and ministers' seats. The pulpit is also of oak. The walls of the interior are finished in stone, and the roofs are open to the ridge. The whole work has been designed in a simple pre-Norman style, the chief feature of the exterior being a tall round tower finished with a conical roof at a height of 100ft. Accommodation is provided for about 720 worshippers. The cost has been about £5,000. The architect was Mr. P. Macgregor Chalmers, Glasgow. [Building News 23 September 1904 p450]
Cost £5,000-£6,000. 723 sittings | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Brucefield Church | Yes | |
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 | | St Leonard's Church, Brucefield Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | 1904 | | | | 17 September 1904 | | Opened | | | 1907 | | Design exhibited | | | 1908 | | | Hall completed | | c. 1920 | | | Apse chairs |
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 | | Peter Macgregor Chalmers | | | 1903 | 1904 | | | Robert Henderson Motion | | | c. 1920 | | Apse chairs |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p186 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1907 | | | | 778 | | Scott, Hew | | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | volume V, p41 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 19 August 1904 | LXXII | | Supplement pp15-16 | | British Architect | 27 February 1903 | | | p164 - plans passed by Dean of Guild Court | | British Architect | 23 September 1904 | | | p235 | | Builder | | LXXXIV | | p72 | | Building News | | LXXXIV | | p283 | | Building News | 23 September 1904 | | | p450
| | The Bailie | 10 September 1919 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dunfermline Burgh Office | Dunfermline Dean of Guild | | Folders 3420 and 3215 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26024 | |
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