Basic Site Details Name: | St Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church and church hall | Town, district or village: | Leven | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Some of the material of this building came from R C Carpenter's unfinished St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Burntisland which was demolished in 1875 (see separate entry).
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Marble altar and reredos by Charles Eamer Kempe | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Leven Episcopal Church | | Alternative original name prior to dedication | | St Margaret's Queen of Scotland | 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 | | Victoria Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1877 | 1881 | Build/construction | Masonry reused from St Stephen's Burntisland | | 1877 | | | Plans prepared | | 20 July 1880 | | Opened | | | 20 August 1881 | | Consecrated | | | 1902 | | | Church hall | | 21 April 1903 | | Completion | |
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 | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | | 1877 | | Superseded by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie - but his plans which included a circular tower were not used. | | Alexander Marshall Mackenzie | | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission | | James Matthews | | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission | | Matthews & Mackenzie | | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission | | Alexander Cumming Dewar | | | 1902 | 1903 | Church hall |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cunningham, Andrew S | 1925 | Leven and its environs | | | p41 | | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | p92-95 | | McKinstry, Sam | 1991 | Rowand Anderson, the Premier Architect of Scotland | | Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press | p212 | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p67 | | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | 1881 | | 1881 | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Dundee Courier | 22 April 1903 | | | | | Scottish Guardian | 25 May 1877 | XIII | | p272 | | Scottish Guardian | 15 June 1877 | XIII | | p309 | | Scottish Guardian | 6 August 1880 | II, NS | | p330 | | Scottish Guardian | 1 May 1903 | XXXIII | | p270 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37347 | |
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