Basic Site Details Name: | 'Buckie Cathedral', St Peter's RC Church and Presbytery | Town, district or village: | Nether Buckie | City or county: | Banffshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | N.B. Conflict of date regarding internal work in the church. Was it extecuted in 1907? Or perhaps simply planned at that time and carried out in 1911?
Banffshire Advertiser 26 October 1911: 'During the past month large scale alterations and renovations have taken place inside the R.C. church of St Peter’s. During this time services have been taking place in the St Andrew’s Hall, kindly granted by Miss Shee, Letterfourie, proprietor. Various tradesmen have been busy the while. The roof of the aisles had been covered by pitch pine by Mr Alex Forbes, Joiner; some time before now fine marble work has been added, being supplied by a Belgian firm, near Brussels, and work done by Messrs John Youdan and Co. Hope Street, Glasgow. The walls of the nave up to a height of 15 to 20 feet have been treated in marble and the walls at both sides of the altar and the four pilasters have been done in various marbles – the prevailing colours being arme alto, green arreange, bleu fleur and jasper. The gable wall of the baptistry has also been done in marble while part of the aisles has been done very nicely in red and green marble. In addition the whole building has been painted by R. Duncan and Son. The colour being old parchment while the roof between the fish-bone beams is done in white muresca. Messrs Nicol Bros. Cabinetmakers and Auctioneers, High Street, erected the scaffolding for painting and it reflects great credit on the workmen that it was all done in 4 weeks without a hitch or accident, considering that they were working at a height of 52 feet above the floor of the nave. The seats have also been painted while carved haffits have been supplied for the benches of the nave by Messrs Nicol Bros. Mason work was done by A. Milne and Son with the architect being, Charles Menal (sic), West George Street, Glasgow. The first service on Sunday will be the first in the church which presents a very pretty appearance'
Gates designed by Hendry Dyce, 1957.
War memorial carved by Nicol Bros of Buckie | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cathedral | | | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | St Andrews Square | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1851 | 1857 | | | | 1851 | | Journal reference | 'RC Chapel and Presbytery' | | 1907 | | | Chancel, altar and baptistery | | 1911 | | Addition | Pulpit - later adapted into lectern | | October 1911 | | Alteration/conversion | 'During the past month large scale alterations and additions' to interior |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Hay, George | 1957 | The Architecture of Scottish Post-Reformation Churches 1560-1843 | | Oxford: Clarendon Press | | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | pp434, 487-8 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Banffshire Advertiser | 31 October 1907 | | | | | Banffshire Advertiser | 26 October 1911 | | | | | Elgin Courant | 13 September 1850 | | | | | Inverness Courier | 9 January 1851 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 22720 | |
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