Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kirkgate UP Church |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost: £7,215. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1885 | 1886 | Construction | |
| 1885 | Competition held | ||
| 7 October 1886 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| James M Thomson | Architect | A | 1885 | 1886 | Won competition to secure job |
| Robert Thornton Shiells | Architect | A | 1885 | 1886 | Won competition to secure job |
| Shiells & Thomson | Architectural practice | A | 1885 | 1886 | Won competition to secure job |
| Hardy & Wight | Architectural practice | B | 1885 | Competition design - not successful | |
| Henry Hardy | Architect | B | 1885 | Competition design - not successful | |
| John Rutherford Wight | Architect | B | 1885 | Competition design - not successful | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1885 | 1108 (Hardy & Wight design) | |||
| RSA | 1887 | 926 | |||
| Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume 1, p502 | |