Basic Site Details

Name: Camelon Free Church
Town, district or village: Falkirk
City or county: Stirlingshire
Country: Scotland
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Notes: Falkirk Herald - Saturday 01 June 1889

IRVING MEMORIAL CHURCH, CAMELON

TO CONTRACTORS. CONTRACTORS desirous Tendering for the DIGGER, MASON, BRICK, CARPENTER, JOINER, GLAZIER,SLATER, PLUMBER, PLASTER, and SMITH WORKS of the above proposed New Building in Camelon, may inspect the Drawings and Specifications, and apply for Schedules Measurement, not later than the 10th proximo, at the Office of the Architect, with whom Offers are to be Lodged, Sealed, and Endorsed “Tender for the Irving Memorial,” not later than 20th proximo, at 12 o’clock Noon. The lowest or any Offer may not be accepted.
G. DEAS PAGE, Architect. Old Glebe Chambers, New Market Street, Falkirk, 30th May, 1889


Falkirk Herald - Wednesday 03 July 1889

The New Free Church Camelon. — The plans have been approved by the Deacons’ Court Falkirk Free Church for the new mission church at Camelon. The building will be known as the Irving Memorial Church, memory of the late Rev. Mr Irving, who started the Free Church Mission at Camelon. The architect for the new edifice is Mr G. Deas Page, Falkirk, who has produced a tasteful design in the Gothic style of architecture. The site on the west side of the Cemetery Road, the feu there being obtained from Mr Ralph Stark. The front elevation will face towards the east, and will consist of a handsome entrance porch and spacious vestibule, above which is a large tracery window 9 ft. wide, and 15 feet high, and finished on top with a belfry. There are also two narrow Gothic arched windows, one at each extremity of the frontage, and smaller windows, of similar design, on each side of porch. These side windows light the vestibule, and also staircase, which will be erected should the congregation afterwards find it necessary to increase their accommodation by fitting a gallery. There are two passages in the church interior, which will be fitted with pews and platform and pulpit. In the back gable of the building, over the platform, there is large tracery window of 8 feet diameter. The side walls have each five arched windows. The height of the ceiling inside is 32 feet. It is Gothic shaped, with iron tie rods. At the back of the church there is small hall or session- house, 24 feet by 11 feet, and vestry and other accommodation. It was first intended to build the side and back walls of the church of brick, but it is now decided to build the whole edifice of stone. The windows will be fitted with cathedral coloured glass. Open ground each side of the site is to have ornamental shrubbery. The area of the church will accommodate 320 persons, and if a gallery is afterwards added there will be room for more. The contractors are:- Mason work, John Gardner ; joiners, J. Main; slater, James Walker; plasterer, David M'Nair; plumber, Robert Brown; smith work, Mr Hart; glass work, Mr O'May. The cost of the entire building is estimated £800.


Falkirk Herald - Saturday 18 January 1890

IRVING MEMORIAL CHURCH, CAMELON: LAYING MEMORIAL STONE.
On Saturday this ceremony was performed.
[There follows a long list of attendees and description of the ceremony. It is evident from the report that the interior was still to be finished.]

[Note] (NS873803)

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Irving ChurchYes 
Item 2 of 2Irving Memorial Free Church  

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 1Dorrator RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 318891890Build/construction 
Item 2 of 3May 1889 Contracts advertised 
Item 3 of 318 January 1890 Foundation stone 

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 1George Deas Page  1890  

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil2002Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp489

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Falkirk Herald1 June 1889   
Item 2 of 3Falkirk Herald3 July 1889   
Item 3 of 3Falkirk Herald18 January 1890   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Information courtesy of John ReidInformation to website Sent March 2015