Basic Site Details Name: | St John's Church | Town, district or village: | Perth | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Kirk of the Holy Cross of St John the Baptist | | | | St John's East Church | | | | St John's Kirk | Yes | | | St John's Parish Church | | |
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 | | St John's Place | Yes | | | St John's Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1828 | | Repair | Repairs and alterations begun at this date but not fully completed. | | 1891 | 1892 | | Restoration - proposals as single church | | 1892 | 1896 | | Reduced scheme carried out | | 1896 | | Design exhibited | Proposed restoration as initially conceived, including restoration of nave, including rebuilding of Halkerston Tower - the latter not executed | | 1923 | 1931 | Restoration | Restoration to single church as memorial to men of Perthshire who had fallen in War: rebuilding of medieval nave. Re-furnishing. Three E bays of the choir screened off as John Knox Chapel with screen on W front and one bay of return of oak screen. | | 1928 | | | Sketch plan of window drawn by Thomson | | 1970 | | Alteration/conversion | Screen at John Knox Chapel moved forward and extended | | 1980 | | Restoration | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1896 | | part 2 | | p81 | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p39 | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p573- 80 | | Hooker, W (Introduction) | 1843 | Perthshire Illustrated | | | p14 | | Hunter, Thomas | 1932 | St John's Kirk, Perth: a history | | Perth | | | Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p177 | | Simpson, W Douglas | 1958 | A History of St John's Kirk, Perth | | | pp31-2 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 3 October 1952 | | | p488 - news of appeal launch, intended to raise £50,000 for repair and maintenance | | Building News | 15 August 1890 | | | p234 | | Dundee Advertiser | 10 December 1890 | | | | | Dundee Advertiser | 5 March 1894 | | | Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 39300 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Cowie and Seaton Collection | | CSE 1920/141/1 - full-size details of heraldic shields, by Lorimer & Matthew | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR P/5 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | PT 10447, PT 309/1, 11-12 (photo of drawings) | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Fraser Matthew: L no3904 (box 18) & F no2945 (box 14) | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 28407 | |
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