Basic Site Details
| Name: | Holyrood Free Church and School |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Queen's Gallery | Yes | |
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 | |
| Holyrood Free Church (and School), Horse Wynd | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1846 | Build/construction | School and one bay of church built | |
| 1848 | 1850 | ||
| 2002 | Alteration/conversion | ||
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 Simpson | A | c. 1846 | Built School for Duchess of Gordon. Neo-Norman Church planned and one bay built. Colvin states that this is an attribution on stylistoc ground sand Simpson's employment by the duchess elsewhere. | ||
| John Henderson | 1848 | 1850 | Added church to school and fragment of church | ||
| Benjamin Hemsley Tindall | C | 2002 | Converted to art gallery | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p163 | |
| Harding, Paul | Holyrood Free Church and School | ||||
| Stuart, Rev A Moody | 1865 | The life and letters of Elisabeth last Duchess of Gordon | p258 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 24 November 1860 | XVIII | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51177 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Managers' Minutes and Deacons' Court Minutes | CH3/961/1 and 6 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Hay and Henderson Collection | HH6/76-77 | |