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Basic Site Details

Largs Parish Church and Memorial Halls
Largs
Ayrshire
B Listed
Scotland
HS gives dates as 1891-1893.

See separate entry for earlier Largs Parish Church (demolished).

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
St Columba's Parish ChurchYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
ChurchNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Gallowgate StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Competition held1889
Design exhibited1889Burnet Son & Campbell design
Design exhibited1890McKellar's competition design
Build/construction18901892Also organ case.
Opened1892/07/15
Design exhibited1898Memorial pulpit
Build/construction1920cWar Memorials
Addition19831984Screen across Mactaggart Memorial Chapel.

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
(Sir) John James BurnetB1889Competition design - unsuccessful
Andrew BalfourAArchitect18891892Won competition and secured job. Also designed organ case.
Burnet Son & CampbellB1889Competition design - unsuccessful
Duncan McKerrowA18891890As apprentice to Steele & Balfour
Henry Bell Wesley SteeleAArchitect18891892Won competition and secured job. Also designed organ case.
John Archibald CampbellB1889Competition design - unsuccessful
John E McKellar1889Competition design - unsuccessful
Steele & BalfourAArchitect18891892Won competition and secured job. Also designed organ case.
Miles Septimus Gibson1898Memorial pulpit
(Sir) Robert Stodart LorimerTArchitect1920CFirst and Second War Memorials (executed by Charles Henshaw)
Margaret Brash Brodie (Miss)FArchitect19831984Screen across Mactaggart Memorial Chapel. Glass etched by Avril Gibb.

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1894p74 Burnet design
Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & ArranNew Haven and London: Yale University Pressp497
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1890988 (McKellar); 991 & 994 (Steele & Balfour)
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1894825 (Steele & Balfour)
Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1889, no 1904 (Burnet Son & Campbell)
RSA1891549 Burnet design
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1898245 (Gibson pulpit)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
British Architect1889/09/06*Burnet
Architect1892/12/30*Steele & Balfour
Glasgow Herald1892/07/16

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersAndrew Balfour: F v16 p148 no1091 (microfilm reel 11); Duncan McKerrow: L v9 no498 (microfilm reel 32)
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Heritors RecordsHR 167/1
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Register House PlansRHP 7353 -7356
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register37163