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Basic Site Details
Name
Oban Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine
Town, District or Village
Oban
Parish
City or County
Argyll
Status
C Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
St John's Episcopal Church
Yes
Memorial Cathedral to Bishop Chinnery-Haldane
No
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Cathedral
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
George Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Construction
1863
1864/09/22
Original parish church consecrated
1881
Proposal for additions - not carried out
1883c
Extension by Thomson & Turnbull
1900
Gallery added
1908
1910
Chancel and transepts only built. Reredos designed by Chalmers built
Design exhibited
1910
Chalmers' design
1930
Proposed reconstruction - not executed
1933
Porch at hall entrance
1939
Altar in Lady Chapel
Proposed
1958
Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed
Build/construction
1968
Consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen.
Alteration/conversion
1981
Reduction repair and re-ordering
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Charles Wilson
D
1860
1863
In hand at time of death
David Thomson
D
1860
1864
Work begun when Thomson was assistant and continued after death of Wilson
C H Wilson & D Thomson
D
1864
Work had commenced under Charles Wilson, and was continued by David Thomson under his new partnership with the unrelated Charles Heath Wilson
Charles Heath Wilson
D
1864
Work had commenced under Charles Wilson, and was continued by David Thomson under his new partnership with the unrelated Charles Heath Wilson
Alexander Ross
A
1881
Proposed additions - not carried out
David Mackintosh or Macintosh
A
1881
Proposed additions - not carried out
Ross & Mackintosh
A
1881
Proposed additions - not carried out
D Thomson & Turnbull
E
1882
Extension
David Thomson
E
1882
Extension
Alexander Shairp
C
1900
Gallery added
James Chalmers
1908
1910
Design selected in limited competiton. (see Dean of Guild - 'erect part of proposed new church' Reredos to his design built
Harold Ogle Tarbolton
F
1930
Proposed reconstruction - not executed
Lake Falconer (junior)
1933
Porch at hall entrance
Harold Ogle Tarbolton
G
1939
Altar in Lady Chapel
Ian G Lindsay & Partners
J
Architectural practice
1958
Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Chinnery-Haldane, Rt Rev J R A et al
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Allen, Nic (ed.)
Scottish Architects in Conservation
p111
Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts
1865
648 (C H Wilson & D Thomson)
RSA
1930
578, 579 (Tarbolton proposals)
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
1909
688
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
1913
109
Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook
1908
1907-08
D Thomson & Turnbull work
Sinclair, Fiona J, ed
1995
Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style
Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995
p24
Stratten and Stratten
1891
Glasgow and its environs: a literary, commercial & social review past & presentâ¦
London, Stratten & Stratten
p357 engraving as first built
Thomson, David
1882
Memoir of Charles Wilson
13 March 1882
Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society
Walker, F A
2000
Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland)
p404-406
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builders Journal
1909/12/01
*
Building News
1864/10/07
*
Original church
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
David Thomson: F v5 p99 (microfiche 91/E4)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc)
Thomson's job list
Oban
Oban Dean of Guild
For Chalmers design - 'erect part of the proposed new church'. Also for Falconer addition and Shairp addition
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
List of jobs supplied by Mr Alistair Ross, Inverness (given to NMRS in 1950s)
For Ross proposed additions
Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, Oban
Plans at Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
38849
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