Basic Site Details Name: | Mayfield Established church | Town, district or village: | Mayfield | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | MAYFIELD.—The foundation stone of a new Free church has been laid at Mayfield, Edinburgh. The edifice is to be in the Early English style, simply treated, with some later Transitional detail. It is a large building, with nave, aisles, clerestory, and transepts. A tower and spire form part of the design, to be built hereafter. The arrangement of nave, aisles, etc, is peculiar, designed specially to present the characteristic features of the old Gothic hall, rather than the stereotyped form of the mediaeval church, and the interior is intended to have all the advantages of one undivided auditorium. A gallery of moderate depth is thrown across the eastern end, over the vestibule. The seating is raised above passages, and will accommodate 850, but 50 additional occasional sittings are provided in the aisles, and the transepts have provisional capacity for 100 more, making a total of 1,000 sittings. The work is to be carried out from the selected competition plans of Messrs Hardy and Wight, of Edinburgh, and the estimates accepted for the whole work, including boundary walls, are about £5,200. [Building News 5 July 1878 page 22] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Craigmillar Park Church | Yes | |
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 | | Craigmillar Park | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | 1880 | | | | 1956 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations including gallery at E and chancel at W. |
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 | | Hardy & Wight | | A | 1878 | 1880 | | | Henry Hardy | | A | 1878 | 1880 | | | John Rutherford Wight | | A | 1878 | 1880 | | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | B | 1956 | | Alterations including gallery at E and chancel at W. | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | B | 1956 | | Alterations including gallery at E and chancel at W. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p634 | | RSA | 1880 | | | | 979 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 20 July 1878 | XXXVI | | | | Building News | 5 July 1878 | | | p 22 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 44210 | |
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