Basic Site Details | Name: | Waterbeck UP Church | | Town, district or village: | Waterbeck | | City or county: | Dumfriesshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | On Monday Sir John Heron Maxwell laid the foundation stone of a new United Presbyterian Church at Waterbeck, near Keithbridge, Dumfries. The church, which will accommodate 381 sitters, will be of the Early English Gothic style, and will be formed of nave and transepts. A manse is also in course of erection. The sites and the whole of the stone required for the buildings have been given free of charge, and the remaining cost is estimated at £l,868. [Building News 17 July 1868 p490] | 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 | | 1868 | 1869 | | | | 29 July 1869 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | James Barbour | | | 1868 | 1869 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p561 | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume 1, p57 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 17 July 1868 | | | p490 - foundation stone |
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