Basic Site Details Name: | West St Giles Church | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | EDINBURGH. - The competing plans for the new edifice proposed to be erected at Meadow-place, to accommodate the congregation of West St. Giles' Church, Edinburgh, were submitted to Mr. J. M'Vicar Anderson, hon. secretary to the Royal Institute of British Architects, for his opinion. That gentleman has now reported in favour of the design by Messrs Hardy and Wight, 7, St. Andrew-square. The style of the building which Mr Anderson recommends for adoption is Decorated Gothic of the middle period, with a tower and spire rising to a height of 160ft., the spire springing from a parapet with flying buttresses. The interior is spacious, and shows a nave, aisles, and transepts, the arcade resting upon polished columns of red granite. There is an open roof to the collar beam, 46ft. in height, with transept and end galleries seated for about 300 people, the entire accommodation being for 1,000 persons. Space is allowed for an organ in the apsis behind the pulpit. The church as designed will not cost more than £7,000.[Building News 5 August 1881 p183] | 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 | | Argyle Park Terrace | Yes | | | Meadow Place | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1881 | | Competition held | | | 17 January 1883 | | Opened | |
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 | | John Macvicar Anderson | | | 1881 | | Assessor for competition | | Hardy & Wight | | A | 1881 | 1882 | Won competition and secured job | | Henry Hardy | | A | 1881 | 1882 | Won competition and secured job | | John Rutherford Wight | | A | 1881 | 1882 | Won competition and secured job |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, M | 1990 | Sciennes and the Grange | | | pp105-107 | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p500 | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | RSA | 1882 | | | | 920 | | West St Giles Church | | The Story of West St Giles Church 1699-1916 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 6 August 1881 | XLI | | p189 | | Building News | 5 August 1881 | | | p183 |
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