Basic Site Details Name: | Dalry Free Church | Town, district or village: | Dalry | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Dalry, Edinburgh.—The memorial-stone of a new Free Church, which is in course of erection on a site at the west end of Dalry, was laid on the 15th inst. The building, which has been designed by Mr. Raeburn, architect, is in the Gothic style. The principal features in the front gable elevation are a deeply-moulded doorway and a large four-light window with tracery. Buttresses rising into pinnacles above the roof also impart character to the design. At the west corner there is to be a spire rising to a height of about 130 feet, with belfry and clock. Above the belfry the spire breaks into the octagon, and is surmounted by a weather-vane. The church is designed to seat 800 worshippers, and it is to cost about £5,000. [Building News 28 January 1881 p111]
The congregation of this church joined with that of the former Haymarket UP Church (see separate entry) in 1960 to become Dalry Haymarket Parish Church, whereupon the Haymarket building was demolished.
This building was demolished in 1988 and replaced by a new church and housing for the Canmore Housing Association. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Dalry Haymarket Parish Church | | From 1960 to 1973 | | Dalry Parish Church | | From 1929 to 1960 | | Dalry UF Church | | From 1900 to 1929 | | St Colm's Parish Church | | From 1973 until its demolition in 1988 |
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 | | Cathcart Place | Yes | | | Dalry Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 8 January 1881 | | Foundation stone | or 15 Jan 1881 according to Building News | | 11 December 1881 | | Opened | | | 1988 | | Demolition | |
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 | | Robert Reid Raeburn | | | 1881 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, Malcolm | 1995 | Gorgie and Dalry | | Edinburgh: Malcolm Cant Publications | pp75-8 | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p504 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 7 January 1882 | XLII | | | | Building News | 28 January 1881 | | | p111 - Foundation stone |
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