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Basic Site Details
Name
Old Church
Town, District or Village
Dalkeith
Parish
City or County
Midlothian
Status
A 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
East Church
No
St Nicholas Collegiate Church
No
Formerly
Old Kirk
No
Church of Scotland
No
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Church
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
Old Church High 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
1847/07
1851
Date of drawings for restoration
Construction
1851
1855
Restoration
1936
Restoration of east end
Repair
1980
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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
David Bryce
1851
1855
Restoration, nave and transepts
Thomas Aikman Swan
1936
Restoration of east end
(Sir) Frank Mears & Partners
C
Architectural practice
1980
Repairs
Robert James Naismith
A
Job architect
1980
Repairs. Partner in charge.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Heritors of Dalkeith Parish
Buccleuch, Duke of
A Heritor who commissioned Burn and Bryce and paid for the spire
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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
p79
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Dunnett, W A
1950
Church of St Nicholas, Dalkeith
vol 8, pp71-72
Ferguson, D
1951
Six Centuries in and around the Church of St Nicholas, Dalkeith
Groome, Francis H
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85)
Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works
McWilliam, Colin
1978
Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland)
pp152-155
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1876/05/27
XXXIV
Obituary of David Bryce
Builder
1879/11/08
XXXVII
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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
Thomas Aikman Swan: F no3673 (box 27)
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Buccleuch Papers
GD 224/1026
Bowhill, Selkirkshire
Drawings
Perspective drawings and scale plans
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Heritors Records
Minute Book 1851-1903 HR 12/2, Cash book 1829-60 HR 13/6
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Register House Plans
RHP 7040-7049, 9692-9696. Colvin gives RHP 7041-4.
Drumlanrig Castle
Drumlanrig Castle Plans
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
24377
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