Basic Site Details
| Name: | New Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Selkirk |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost: £3,271 7s. Organ by Brindley & Foster of Sheffield, 1888. Memorial window 1888. Information from Buildings of Scotland Trust, per Kitty Cruft. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | St Mary's | Yes | |
| St Mary's West Church | Given as alternative name in HS Lists | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Ettrick Terrace | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1859 | Surveys of old parish church and proposals for refitting, rebuilding, and new building on new site | ||
| 1860 | 1863 | ||
| December 1871 | Reopened after raising of ceiling and addition of small gallery | ||
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 | |
| David Rhind | Architect | 1859 | Supplied plans for new parish church - unexecuted | ||
| Brown & Wardrop | Architectural practice | A | 1859 | 1863 | Scheme for new building selected and executed |
| James Maitland Wardrop | Architect | A | 1859 | 1863 | Scheme for new building selected and executed |
| Thomas Brown II | Architect | A | 1859 | 1863 | Scheme for new building selected and executed |
| David Bryce | Architect | 1860 | Survey of old church and estimates for refitting (£1,437); rebuilding on same site (£3,200); and rebuilding on new site (£3,500) | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p675 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p208 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | v10 | p110 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Buildings of Scotland Research Unit | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for unpublished volumes) | ||
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | ||
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43746 | Was Listed now demolished |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD157/587 - Rhind work | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | ||