Basic Site Details Name: | Free West Church | Town, district or village: | Perth | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £8,473. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | St Matthew's | Yes | On union with Bridgend, Wilson Memorial and Middle |  | West Free 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 |  | Tay Street | Yes | |  | 34, Watergate | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 18 May 1870 | | Foundation stone | |  | 1871 | 1872 | | |  | 23 November 1871 | | Opened | |  | 1895 | | | Alterations and additions |
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 Honeyman | Architect | A | 1869 | 1872 | New church, reconstruction of earlier building for hall (situated in Watergate) |  | Honeyman & Keppie | Architectural practice | B | 1895 | | Alterations and additions |  | John Honeyman | Architect | B | 1895 | | Alterations and additions |  | John Keppie | Architect | B | 1895 | | Alterations and additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Turnbull, M, Huntingtowerfield | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p587 |  | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp54-6 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 30 October 1869 | XXVII | | |  | Builder | 18 June 1870 | XXVIII | | |  | Building News | 1 December 1871 | | | |  | Building News | 18 July 1890 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39312 | |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39313 | |  | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book |  | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 96 |  | Perth City Library | Perth Dean of Guild | | 5 August 1895 |
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