The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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| Event Type | From | To | Notes |
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| Completion | 1773/10 | | James Weir contracted to complete the structure to amended designs on foundations already laid. There is no documentary evidence that he provided the amended design. |
| Build/construction | 1789 | 1790 | |
| Proposed | 1789/04 | | Heritors decided to build steeple by subscription according to a plan \'marked by the Praeses as relative thereto\' |
| Completion | 1790 | | Steeple - \'the steeple of St Cuthbert\'s Church is now finished...Mr Stephen, the builder of this elegant structure, was also the builder of St Andrew\'s Church steeple, and the drawbridge at leith, the masterly execution of which does him great honour as an architect\'. (Caledonian mercury 8 July 1790) |
| Addition | 1796 | | Porch at east end added |
| 1889 | | Design for proposed improvements exhibited. Also exhibited 1890 |
| 1892 | 1895 | |
| 1892/05 | | Begun 1892 see Builder 12 May 1894 |
| Design exhibited | 1894 | | |
| 1899 | | Design for organ cases |
| 1920/11 | | Proposed memorial chapel - plans dated |
| 1928 | | Alterations to chancel |