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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Granton and Wardie Free Church |
| Town, district or village: | Inverleith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Burnt? |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Inverleith Church | Yes | |
| Inverleith Parish Church | Yes | |
| St James Free Church | Later name | |
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 | |
| Ferry Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1880 | 1881 | ||
| 1932 | Vestibule table | ||
| 1937 | Reconstruction of interior after fire | ||
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 | |
| Hardy & Wight | Architectural practice | A | 1880 | 1881 | |
| Henry Hardy | Architect | A | 1880 | 1881 | |
| John Rutherford Wight | Architect | A | 1880 | 1881 | |
| John Ross McKay | Architect | B | 1930 | Alterations | |
| Richardson & McKay | Architectural practice | B | 1930 | Alterations (McKay responsible) | |
| John Ross McKay | Architect | C | 1931 | Organ case and alterations | |
| Richardson & McKay | Architectural practice | C | 1931 | Organ case and alterations (McKay responsible) | |
| John Fraser Matthew | Architect | D | 1932 | Vestibule table | |
| Lorimer & Matthew | Architectural practice | D | 1932 | Vestibule table | |
| John Ross McKay | Architect | E | 1937 | Reconstruction of interior after fire | |
| Richardson & McKay | Architectural practice | E | 1937 | Reconstruction of interior after fire (McKay responsible) | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| 43 Inverleith Gardens | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | p571 | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1947 | 220 - McKay design for reconstruction after fire (done a decade earlier) | |||
| RSA | 1880 | 978 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 23 April 1880 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | DPM 1930/145 and others (drawings) | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR E/141 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | RIAS Collection | 3 drawings for rebuilding after fire | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Ross McKay: F no3492 (box 24) | |
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