Basic Site Details

Name: St Margaret's RC Church
Town, district or village: Ayr
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish: Ayr
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Conflict of information - were the transepts added 1877 or 1893 and by whom?

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1St Margaret's RC CathedralYes2013

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 123, John StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51826   
Item 2 of 51877 AdditionAddition of short transepts with round windows
Item 3 of 51893  Transepts and sanctuary added.
Item 4 of 5c. 1970 AdditionPresbytery
Item 5 of 519972001RepairRenovation

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 10James Dempster  1826  
Item 2 of 10Charles Edwin Child F1877 Addition of short transepts with round windows
Item 3 of 10George Goldie F1877 Addition of short transepts with round windows
Item 4 of 10Goldie & Child F1877 Addition of short transepts with round windows
Item 5 of 10David Sturrock  1893 Transepts and sanctuary added
Item 6 of 10John Frederick ('Fred') Torry Cc. 1970 Presbytery
Item 7 of 10William Cowie & Torry Cc. 1970 Presbytery
Item 8 of 10John Mercer G1977 Executant architect for Goldie & Child. Addition of short transepts with round windows
Item 9 of 10Henry Roan Rutherford A19972001Renovation, conversion and extension - architect in charge.
Item 10 of 10Wren Rutherford ASL Ltd A19972001Renovation, conversion and extension

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 1St Margaret's RC Cathedral Hall 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Catholic Directory for Scotland1998Catholic Directory for Scotland   
Item 2 of 4Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University PressP167
Item 3 of 4Close, Robert1992Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide Edinburgh: RIASp32
Item 4 of 4Love, Dane1995Pictorial history of Ayr  pp15, 50

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Courtesy of Roan RutherfordInformation sent to Dictionary Sent July 2011
Item 2 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register21647