Basic Site Details Name: | Dysart Free Church | Town, district or village: | Dysart | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The earlier Dysart Free Church of 1844 was sold to the Earl of Rosslyn and replaced by this one, later becoming a Masonic Hall - see separate entry.
The Mackintosh decorations were painted over but were recovered by conservators in 2004-2005. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Dysart Parish Church | | |  | Dysart UF Church | | |  | St Serf's Parish Church | Yes | |
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 |  | West Port | Yes | Both spellings appear in sources |  | Westport | Yes | Both spellings appear in sources |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1872 | 1874 | | |  | 1873 | | Foundation stone | |  | 1900 | | | Decorations by Mackintosh |
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 |  | Campbell Douglas | Architect, Valuer | A | 1872 | 1874 | |  | Campbell Douglas & Sellars | Architectural practice | A | 1872 | 1874 | |  | James Sellars | Architect, Valuer | A | 1872 | 1874 | |  | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | Architect | | 1900 | | Decorations |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Billcliffe, Roger | 1979 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings & Interior Designs | | Guildford & London: Lutterworth Press | p113 |  | Crawford, Alan | 1995 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | London: Thames and Hudson | p211 |  | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p288 |  | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1874 | | | | 623 |  | Groome, Francis H | 1883 | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland | | | |  | Howarth, Thomas | 1977 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement | Second Edition | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd | p 181 |  | Livingstone, P K | 1957 | St Brycedale Church, Kirkcaldy | | Kirkcaldy: The Allen Lithographic Company Limited | pp165-6 |  | RSA | 1875 | | | | 905 |  | Scott, Hew | | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | Vol IX, p 474 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Architect | 1872 | VII | | p 245 |  | British Architect | 1874 | I | | p 412 |  | Builder | 1875 | XXXIII | | p 213 |  | Building News | c. 1872 | XXVIII | | p 301 |  | Building News | 1890 | LVIII | | p 335 - obituary of Campbell Douglas |  | Dekorativ Kunst | March 1902 | | Alex Koch | p 210 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 36427 | |  | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 304 |
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