Basic Site Details Name: | St Mary's Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | Birnam | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Belfry stage of tower added later (after 1883) to inferior design. Glass by Morris & Co. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Mary's Episcopal Church, Dunkeld | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1855 | 1858 | Construction | | | 1 July 1858 | | Consecrated | | | 1882 | | Addition | Tower belfry stage | | 1883 | | Addition | North aisle and baptistery added | | 29 June 1883 | | Consecrated | North Aisle and baptistery addition | | 1889 | | | Choir stalls |
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 | | Richard Cromwell Carpenter | | A | 1855 | | Design | | William Slater | | A | 1855 | 1858 | Construction, following the designs of Richard Cromwell Carpenter after his death | | James Ramsay | | F | 1882 | | Tower belfry stage | | Norman & Beddoe | | B | 1883 | | Addition of north aisle and baptistery | | (Reverend) Edward Sugden | | | 1889 | | Choir stalls |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p197 | | Haynes, Nick | 2000 | Perth and Kinross: an illustrated architectural guide | | Edinburgh: Rutland Press | p110 | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | | | http://www.saintmarymagdalene.org.uk/section/35 | | http://www.saintmarymagdalene.org.uk/section/35 | | | Accessed July 2009 | | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | pp52-56 | | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | 1908 | | 1907-08 | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Ecclesiologist | 1859 | XX | | pp385-386 | | Illustrated London News | 5 March 1859 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 11141 | |
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