Basic Site Details | Name: | Falkirk Baptist Church | | Town, district or village: | Falkirk | | City or county: | Stirlingshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A new Baptist church is in course of erection at the corner of Weir Street and Orchard Street, Falkirk. The new church, which is in the Gothic style, has accommodation for 320 sitters with ladies’ and gentlemen’s rooms behind which can be thrown into one, so as to form a hall. Mr G Deas Page, Falkirk, is the architect and the cost is £2,000. [Builder 2 January 1897 p21]
Falkirk Herald - Saturday 04 July 1896
Proposed New Baptist Church.—We understand that the Falkirk Baptist Church congregation have in view the building of a new church, and an excellent site for the edifice has been secured at the junction of Weir Street and Orchard Street. mentioned in another column, the plans of the proposed building were to have come before the Dean of Guild Court for consideration on Thursday, but on the application of the architect, consideration of them was meantime delayed, it being proposed to make some alteration upon them. The architect for the building is Mr G. Deas Page.
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| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Church | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Orchard Street | Yes | | | Weir Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1896 | 1897 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign 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. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | George Deas Page | | A | 1896 | 1897 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p465 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 2 January 1897 | | | p21 | | Falkirk Herald | 4 July 1896 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Information courtesy of John Reid | Information to website | | Sent March 2015 |
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