Basic Site Details Name: | Rothesay High Church | Town, district or village: | Rothesay | Island: | Bute | City or county: | Bute | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Disused. Conflict of information about who designed the original building. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Rothesay High Kirk | | |
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 | | High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1796 | | Build/construction | | | 1905 | 1906 | | Recasting of interior and addition of vestry | | 1907 | | | Restoration |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Hay, George | 1957 | The Architecture of Scottish Post-Reformation Churches 1560-1843 | | Oxford: Clarendon Press | p200, 252 | | Hewison, J | 1893 | The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time | | | p299-300 | | MacCallum, J | | Wish you were Here: a Picture Postcard View of Edwardian Bute | | | p38 | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p616 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40445 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 340 |
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