Basic Site Details

Name: Church
Town, district or village: Gifford
City or county: East Lothian
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Built at the expense of the 2nd Marquis of Tweeddale and many of the craftsmen engaged at Yester House were employed. It may therefore have been designed by Smith and McGill, the architects of Yester.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11710 Build/construction 

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 2Alexander McGill A1710 Possibly the architect with James Smith
Item 2 of 2James Smith B1710 Possibly the architect with Alexander McGill.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Tweeddale, 2nd Marquis of  

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 2Dunbar, J G1972The Building of Yester House 1670-1878xiiiTransactions of the E Lothian Antiquarian Society