Basic Site Details | Name: | Church of the Sacred Heart | | Town, district or village: | Whithorn, Wigtown | | City or county: | Wigtownshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | C listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | WIGTOWN, N.B.—A new Roman Catholic Church, at Wigtown, N.B., was recently opened. The building was designed by Mr Garden-Brown, of Gray's-inn, London. The plan consists of a nave, apse, north and south transepts, and sacristy. The style is Early English : and, according to the Tablet, it is the only brick church in Scotland of any denomination. It is seated to hold about 300. The altar was the workmanship of M. Poussielgue-Rusand,* of Paris. The total cost of the erection will be about £1,500. [Building News 27 June 1879 p765]
* The firm of Poussielgue-Rusand began manufacturing church furnishings in various metals in the 1840s and became one of the most illustrious in 19th-century France, supplying churches all over the country. Viollet-le-Duc was one of many architects associated with the firm.
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Church | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | South Main Street | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1879 | | 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 | | John George Garden Brown (or Garden-Brown) | | | 1879 | | |
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) | | | p569 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 27 June 1879 | | | p765 - opening |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 42420 | | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | ID 215449 | |
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