Basic Site Details | Name: | Killearn Parish Church | | Town, district or village: | Killearn | | City or county: | Stirlingshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | KILLEARN - On Saturday the memorial-stone was laid of a new parish-church at Killearn. The edifice, which is designed by Mr John Bryce, FRIBA., Edinburgh, is in the early type of English Gothic, and is cruciform in shape, the arms of the cross being formed by the transepts, while at the south-east comer rises a tower with spire, 100ft. in height from the ground to the vane. It will accommodate about 600 sitters, and will cost between £5,000 and £6,000. [Building News 19 November 1880 p603]
Church cost £7000 | 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 | | 1880 | 1882 | | |
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 | | D & J Bryce | | A | 1880 | 1882 | | | John Bryce II (or John Bryce (junior)) | | A | 1880 | 1882 | | | Alexander Lorne Campbell | | B | 1926 | | Choir stalls and other chancel furnishings |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Orr Ewing, Archibald (Sir) - baronet, of Ballikinrain | Built in memory of his daughter Ella, died 1878 |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p547-8 | | RSA | 1882 | | | | 907 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 19 November 1880 | | | p603 - memorial stone
| | Stirling Observer | 18 November 1880 | | | | | Stirling Observer | 17 August 1882 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 45662 | |
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