   Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details | Name: | St Serf's Church and hall | | Town, district or village: | Goldenacre | | City or county: | Edinburgh | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Sculptor of screen - C d'O Pilkington Jackson.
Building News 6 December 1901 Page 763 and illustration
'This design was placed first by Mr Macvicar Anderson in the recent competition for the new church. The building is to be erected in Goldenacre, Trinity, and will stand east and west along Ferry Road. Accommodation is provided for ... worshippers in the area, and it is intended to provide at some time in the future a galley to seat 200 more. The church is to be built of red stone and the roofs slated with Northumberland green slates and the spire covered with sheet copper. The cost of the church is about £10,000. The architect is Mr George Watson of Edinburgh'
Hall proposed but not built | 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 | | Ferry Road | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1901 | | Design exhibited | Competition designs (several by Watson and one by Kerr) | | 1906 | | Design exhibited | Pulpit | | c. 1920 | | Proposed | Hall | | 1924 | | | Single storey extension containing session house, kitchens etc | | 1926 | | | Choir screen |
PeopleDesign 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 | | George Mackie Watson | Architect | | 1901 | | Appointed architect after competition - his alternative designs being placed 1st and 2nd. Also designed oak pulpit | | Henry Francis Kerr | Architect | | 1901 | | Competition design - not successful | | Alan Keith Robertson | Architect | | 1924 | | Single storey extension containing session house, kitchens etc |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1901 | | part 1 | | pp70, 71 shows design as built, with unexecuted south-east tower. Pages 73, 74 show alternative design with central tower | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p602 | | RSA | 1901 | | | | 808 (Kerr); 796, 797, 803, 812 (George Mackie Watson) | | RSA | 1906 | | | | 349 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 23 October 1903 | | | p307 | | Building News | 6 December 1901 | | | p763 and illustration |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Crichton Wood | Typescript memoirs and collection of drawings | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 27522 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | George Mackie Watson: L v21 no1659 & F no2586 (box 6) |
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