Basic Site Details Name: | St Michael's Church | Town, district or village: | Crieff | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The heritors of the parish of Crieff have resolved to proceed with the erection of a new church for the East Parish, and Mr. Ewing, architect, Glasgow, has received instructions to prepare plans and specifications for the building. [Building News 17 December 1880 p719].
For the erection of an Established Church in Strathearn-terrace, Crieff. Accepted tenders : mason - Cousin of Alloa; joiner- Auld and Craig, Motherwell; slater - J and T Phillips, Crieff; plasterer - Hobson, Auchterarder; plumber - C Anderson, Crieff. [Builder News 8 April 1881 p407]
Built at a cost of £4,500 with seating for 1000
Church closed July 2010 - future uncertain | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Crieff Parish Church | | |
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 | | Strathearn Terrace | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1879 | | Competition held | | | 1882 | | Construction | |
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 | | James Marjoribanks MacLaren | | | 1879 | | Won competition and selected for job but displaced by Ewing. (Incorrectly appears as 'McLeran' in sources for this building) | | Neil Macara | | | 1879 | | Awarded second premium | | George Turnbull Ewing | | | 1881 | 1882 | Displaced MacLaren |
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 | p292 | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | p38 | | Porteus | | History of Crieff | | | p135. (Date 1912) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1879 | XXXVII | | p1093 | | Building News | 17 December 1880 | | | p719 | | Building News | 8 April 1881 | | | p407 -tenders | | Stirling Saturday Observer | 25 October 1890 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 23513 | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information per Graham Potts | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | ID 163671 | |
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