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 Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 4Dalry Haymarket Parish Church From 1960 to 1973
Item 2 of 4Dalry Parish Church From 1929 to 1960
Item 3 of 4Dalry UF Church From 1900 to 1929
Item 4 of 4St Colm's Parish Church From 1973 until its demolition in 1988

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Cathcart PlaceYes 
Item 2 of 2Dalry RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 38 January 1881 Foundation stoneor 15 Jan 1881 according to Building News
Item 2 of 311 December 1881 Opened 
Item 3 of 31988 Demolition 

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1Robert Reid Raeburn  1881  

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Cant, Malcolm1995Gorgie and Dalry Edinburgh: Malcolm Cant Publicationspp75-8
Item 2 of 2Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp504

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder7 January 1882XLII  
Item 2 of 2Building News28 January 1881  p111 - Foundation stone