Basic Site Details
| Name: | Fergushill Church |
| Town, district or village: | Benslie, Kilwinning |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Fergushill Quod Sacra Parish Church in Benslie, Kilwinning. This church was opened in October 1878 and closed on 26th April 2009. It was built to serve the mining villages of Benslie and Fergushill near Kilwinning, Ayrshire. There are currently plans to convert it into a private residence. The building was funded by the Earl of Eglinton, Robert Robertson Glasgow of Montgreenan, and Archibald Finnie, one of the local coalmasters. |
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 | |
| October 1878 | Opened | ||
| 26 April 2009 | Closed | ||
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 | |
| William Atkinson Railton | A | 1878 | 1879 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p199 | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p199 | |
| Kerr, William Lee | 1900 | Kilwinning | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Chris Hawksworth | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | Sent April 2011. | |