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Basic Site Details
| Name: | Buccleuch Free Church |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Buccleuch and Greyfriars Free Church | Yes | |
| Greyfriars Free Church | ||
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 | |
| West Crosscauseway | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1855 | 1857 | Construction | |
| November 1855 | Foundation stone | ||
| 18 November 1861 | Spire completed to a different design | ||
| 1981 | 1985 | Restoration | |
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 | |
| J, W H & J M Hay ('The Hays of Liverpool') | Architectural practice | A | 1855 | 1857 | |
| James Murdoch Hay | Architect | A | 1855 | 1857 | |
| John Hay | Architect | A | 1855 | 1857 | |
| Thomas Bonnar | Builder | A | 1855 | 1857 | As builder for Hays of Liverpool |
| William Hardie Hay | Architect | A | 1855 | 1857 | |
| Kenneth Lyle Stewart Murdoch | Architect | B | 1981 | 1985 | Restoration |
| McLaren, Murdoch & Hamilton | Architectural practice | B | 1981 | 1985 | Restoration |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allen, Nic (ed.) | Scottish Architects in Conservation | p73 | |||
| 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 | p239-40 | |
| Walker, David M | 2002 | Presbyterian Variations on Themes by Sharpe and Pugin:The Scottish Work of the Hays of Liverpool | Architectural Heritage XIII, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp99-127 | pp109-11 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building Chronicle | 1 November 1855 | I | p270 | |
| Building News | 2 January 1857 | According to HS List it is the Building News and not the Builder | ||
| Scotsman | 18 November 1861 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 26798 | |
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