Basic Site Details
| Name: | Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church |
| Town, district or village: | North Berwick |
| City or county: | East Lothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
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 | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Church, Law Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1879 | Church consecrated | ||
| 1880 | Gate | ||
| 1889 | Sacristy and gallery added (also north chapels?) | ||
| 1901 | Interior woodwork in Lady Chapel | ||
| 1931 | High Altar | ||
People
Design 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 | |
| Archibald Matthias Dunn | Architect | A | 1879 | ||
| Dunn & Hansom | Architectural practice | A | 1879 | ||
| Edward Joseph Hansom | Architect | A | 1879 | ||
| Archibald Macpherson | Architect | 1880 | Gate | ||
| John Kinross | Architect | B | 1889 | Sacristy and gallery added (also north chapels?) - this was formerly attributed to Basil Champneys but drawings show it was Kinross | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | Architect | 1901 | Interior woodwork in Lady Chapel | ||
| Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | Architect | C | 1931 | High altar | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | p361 | ||
| Mulheim, N and Ward, A | 1979 | Or Lady Star of the Sea | |||
| Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | p50 | |
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p173 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| East Lothian Council | North Berwick Dean of Guild | ||
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38750 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | Copy of Kinross's drawing | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR N/5; D43487 (Photo of detail of diaper of window shutters) | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||