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Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Gillis College chapel	Yes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Religious House

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	113, Whitehouse Loan	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	c. 1845	1848		Plans drawn up for conventual buildings and cathedral planned; new windows and redecoration proposed for chancel
	1861			School wing
	1877			Lady Chapel Reredos
	1889			First design for chancel of chapel and other Additions
	1893	1895	Construction	Chancel of chapel and other additions
	After 1953	Before 1960	Addition	Large additions

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
	Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin	Architect		1845	1848	Plans drawn up for conventual buildings and cathedral planned; new windows and redecoration proposed for chancel
	Edward Welby Pugin	Architect	A	1861		School wing: apparently designed in association with James Murray
	James Murray	Architect	A	1861		School wing: apparently designed in association with Edward Welby Pugin
	George Goldie	Architect		1877		Lady Chapel Reredos, executed by Earp
	Archibald Macpherson	Architect	B	1889		First designs for new chancel and other additions
	Archibald Macpherson	Architect	C	1893	1895	New chancel and other additions; Lady Chapel; principal altar in alabaster
	Charles William Gray	Architect		After 1953	Before 1960	Large additions

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Academy Architecture	1896		part 1		p71 (second Macpherson design)
	APSD		The Dictionary of Architecture	ed Wyatt Papworth	The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892)
	Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M	1984	Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)		Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd	p594
	Haggart, Gillian	1990	James Gillespie Graham and AWN Pugin: a study of their relationship with reference to some early Victorian churches…		Unpublished essay (for Thomas Ross Award)
	Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts	1897				285 (second Macpherson design)
	RSA	1889				792 (Macpherson's first design)
	RSA	1896				503 (second Macpherson design)
	RSA	1903				421 (altar in alabaster, by Macpherson)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	12 July 1845	III		p333
	Builder	1861	XIX		Erroneous reference to William Murray (should be James Murray)
	RIAS Quarterly	1928	Spring	Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)	pp15-23 (Article on the work of Archibald Macpherson)

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	30664
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Drawings Collection		E W Pugin's plan of projected scheme (photographic copy)
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		Archibald Macpherson: F v17 p144 no1168 (microfilm reel 12)

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