Basic Site Details
| Name: | Templehall Church |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The Church of Scotland's Home Board appointed William & Hubbard, who made the design. (Williamson was dead by then). The Presbytery refused to accept Hubbard and an amendment to the Board's proposal was carried nominating Deas as architect. The matter was resolved by Deas executing Hubbard's design. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 4 June 1954 * | Proposed | Plans to be prepared | |
| 1955 | 1956 | ||
| April 1955 | Foundation stone | ||
| 3 August 1956 | Opened | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| George Brown Deas | A | 1955 | 1956 | Worked in association with Hubbard but not in partnership. | |
| Henry Hubbard (or Harry Hubbard) | A | 1955 | 1956 | Worked in association with George Brown Deas but not in partnership. | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cunningham, Margaret M | 1995 | Templehall Times 1952-1995 | Kirkcaldy | ||
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p293 | ||
| Glen, Duncan | 2008 | William Williamson | p19 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 4 June 1954 | p1007 | ||
| Fife Free Press | 9 April 1955 | |||
| Fife Free Press | 4 August 1956 | |||
| Prospect Notes | 1959 | Winter issue. Obituary of Hubbard | ||
| RIBA Journal | May 1960 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Hubbard | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Ms Elizabeth Halkett, secretary to William Williamson | Information via website | ||