Basic Site Details Name: | Mayfield UP Church | Town, district or village: | Mayfield | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £7,000.
David Sharpe refers in his LRIBA nomination papers to an 'EU Church Mayfield Road' (cost: £9,000), on which he worked as an assistant. This is assumed to refer to this church. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Fountainhall Road 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 | | Fountainhall Road | Yes | | | Mayfield Road(?) | Yes | As per David Sharpe's LRIBA papers - possibly erroneous |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | 1897 | | | | 27 November 1897 | | | Church opened | | 1910 | | Build/construction | Design for completion | | c. 1921 | c. 1926 | | Alterations - chancel, re-seating, heating, war memorial panel rial panel etc |
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 | | David Sharpe | | A | 1896 | | As assistant to James Graham Fairley | | James Graham Fairley | | A | 1896 | 1897 | | | Robert Matthew Mitchell | | A | 1896 | 1897 | As assistant to James Graham Fairley | | James Graham Fairley | | | 1910 | | Completion | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | c. 1921 | c. 1926 | Alterations - chancel, re-seating, heating, war memorial panel |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1898 | | Part 2 | | p14 | | Cant, M | 1990 | Sciennes and the Grange | | | p126 | | Royal Academy exhibitors | | | | | 1910, no 1671 | | RSA | 1898 | | | | 559 | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | pp468-470 | | Walker, J J | 1928 | Fountainhall Road Church, Edinburgh: history of the congregation 1828-1928 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 7 July 1934 | v41 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p890 - obituary of James Graham Fairley |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR E/23 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert Matthew Mitchell: L v19 no1466; David Sharpe: L v25 no2091 ('EU Church Mayfield Road') |
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