Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kilbirnie Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Kilbirnie |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Kilbirnie Auld Kirk | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Parish Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1903 | 1905 | Carved panels; transept and entrance added to east of Crawford aisle | |
| 1910 | Organ chamber added | ||
| 1926 | Addition | War memorial, E wall | |
| 1954 | 1855 | Restoration | Restoration and saddleback roof and arched W bellcote |
| 1989 | 1996 | Repair | |
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 | |
| Robert Snodgrass (senior) | H | 1854 | 1855 | Restoration and saddleback roof and arched W bellcote | |
| Charles Stewart Still Johnston | 1903 | 1905 | Carved panels; transept and entrance added to east of Crawford aisle | ||
| Charles Stewart Still Johnston | B | 1910 | Organ chamber added | ||
| James Houston | C | 1926 | War Memorial, East Wall | ||
| Andrew Stewart Brown | G | 1989 | 1996 | Repairs | |
| James Walter Thorburn Simpson | G | 1989 | 1996 | Repairs | |
| Simpson & Brown | G | 1989 | 1996 | Repairs | |
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 | |
| Kilbirnie Parish Church and Cemetery, Monuments | Memorials to Sir James Knox of Place, his wife Anne Elizabeth McCosh and Major General Sir Charles Massy Matthew |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p400-402 | |
| Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | Edinburgh: RIAS | p92 | |
| Edinburgh Architectural Association | 1907 | Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue | Edinburgh | no 468: C S S Johnston work | |
| Simpson & Brown | 2012 | Simpson & Brown Architects:Thirty-five years in practice 1977-2012 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 7492 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR 690/2-4 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||