Basic Site Details Name: | St Ninian's Episcopal Cathedral | Town, district or village: | Perth | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Re-arrangement of Pullar memorials in SW corner of the church carried out by Andrew Laurence Noel Russell (1887-1969) of Jedburgh and London. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cathedral | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Atholl Street | Yes | | | North Methven Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1849 | | | | | 1896 | 1901 | | Alterations to choir, new reredos and south chapel, new chapter house | | 1901 | | Completion | Completion of works including new chapter house | | 1908 | | | Proposal for south west tower | | 1909 | | | Baldachino and rebuilding of north choir aisle and sacristy | | 1910 | | | Removal of west tower and reconstruction of west end following settlement | | 1912 | | | Revised proposal for south west tower | | 1921 | | | Plans and sketch on interior by Frank L Pearson dated | | 1922 | 1925 | | Rood screen, vestments, banners, processional crosses, Bishop's crozier, chalices, and altar furniture, font cover | | 1930 | | Build/construction | Memorial to Robert Morison Pullar. | | 1931 | | Alterations and additions | Rearrangement of Pullar memorials | | 1936 | 1939 | | Cloister, entrance and recreation hall; school also added | | 1983 | 1984 | Restoration | Restoration |
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 | | William Butterfield | | | 1849 | | | | Frank Loughborough Pearson | | B | 1896 | 1901 | Alterations to choir, new reredos and south chapel, new chapter house - taking over full responsibility when his father died in 1897. | | John Loughborough Pearson | | B | 1896 | 1897 | Alterations to choir, new reredos and south chapel, new chapter house - but died at the sketch plan stage, his son Frank taking over job. | | Frank Loughborough Pearson | | D | 1909 | | Baldachino and rebuilding of north choir aisle and sacristy | | Frank Loughborough Pearson | | C | 1910 | | Removal of west tower and reconstruction of west end following settlement | | (Sir) John Ninian Comper | | | 1922 | 1925 | Rood screen, vestments, banners, processional crosses, Bishop's crozier, chalices, and altar furniture, font cover | | (Sir) John Ninian Comper | | F | 1930 | | Memorial to Robert Morison Pullar. | | Andrew Laurence Noel Russell | | A | 1931 | | Rearrangement of Pullar memorials | | (Sir) Matthew Montgomerie Ochterlony | | A | 1936 | 1939 | Cloister, entrance and recreation hall; school also added | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | | A | 1936 | 1939 | Cloister, entrance and recreation hall; school also added | | Tarbolton & Ochterlony | | A | 1936 | 1939 | Cloister, entrance and recreation hall; school also added | | Peter John Allam | | E | 1983 | 1984 | Restoration |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p3 | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | pp588-593 | | Lye, Margaret | 2003 | A guide to the development of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth | | | p34 et seq and p41 for 1910 work, p41 for baldachino & rebuilding of north choir aisle and sacristy, p38 & plate 9 for south west tower | | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | p27-36 | | Mason, A J | | Memoir of George Howard Wilkinson | v 2 | | p242 | | RSA | 1939 | | | | 622 | | RSA | 1942 | | | | 709, 710 | | Symondson, Anthony and Bucknall, Stephen | 2006 | Sir Ninian Comper: An introduction to his life and work with complete gazetteer | | Reading: Spire Books and the Ecclesiological Society | p 315 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | Late 1898 | LXXV | | p155 - CHECK date & page no (Pearson ref) | | Builder | Late 1900 | LXXIX | | p469 - CHECK date & page no (Pearson ref) | | Builder | 26 January 1901 | | | p87 | | Building News | | v54 | | p272 - CHECK date & page no (Pearson ref) | | RIBA Journal | April 1961 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | St Ninian's Cathedral Monthly Magazine | February 1931 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | | Sent October 2009 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39314 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Acc Nos 2003/39 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | | |
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