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Basic Site Details

Helensburgh Free Church
Helensburgh
Dunbartonshire
B Listed
Scotland
Cost: £2,300.

Glazier: John Cairney

Alternative Names

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

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NameCurrent NameNotes
West Established ChurchNoin 1892
West Free ChurchYes
West Parish ChurchNo
West KirkYes
Helensburgh Parish ChurchNo
West UF ChurchNofrom 1900 to 1929

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
West King StreetYesAddress of 1892 hall
John StreetYesAddress of 1892 hall
Colquhoun SquareYes
West Princes StreetYes

Events

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

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18521853Original building
1852/03/30Designs approved (version with spire costing £2,300 chosen, in preference to version with tower costing £2,660)
1879Session House
1892Redecoration and addition of porch
1892/05/16New hall for managers - plans dated
1924/10/06Restoration after fire - plans dated
1994Managers' hall demolished

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
J, W H & J M Hay ('The Hays of Liverpool')A18521853Original building
James Murdoch HayA18521853Original building
John HayA18521853Original building
Thomas BonnarA18521853Builder, selected by Hays of Liverpool
William Hardie HayA18521853Original building
Campbell DouglasC1879Session House
Campbell Douglas & SellarsC1879Session House
James SellarsC1879Session House
William Leiper1892Redecoration; addition of porch; new hall for managers
George Andrew PatersonB1923Design for chancel - addition, or redecoration after fire (design only)
John StewartB1923Design for chancel - addition, or redecoration after fire (design only)
Stewart & PatersonB1923Design for chancel - addition, or redecoration after fire (design only)
Robert Wemyss1924Restoration after fire

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
McDonald, William (ed)1999Burgh of Helensburgh Dean of Guild Court Records 1875-1975Argyll & Bute Council Library & Information Service and Argyll & Bute Archives
RSA1924570 (Stewart & Paterson - chancel)
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1925171 (Stewart & Paterson - chancel)
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts1923794 (Stewart & Paterson work)
Walker, David M2002Presbyterian Variations on Themes by Sharpe and Pugin:The Scottish Work of the Hays of LiverpoolArchitectural Heritage XIII, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp99-127p104
Walker, F A2000Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland)p272 ( Session House), p273
Walker, Frank Arneil and Sinclair, Fiona1992North Clyde estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guidep70
Wemyss, Robert1925The Church in the Square: a history of the West United Free Church, Helensburgh

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
RIBA Journal1916/08/26*London: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsObituary of Leiper p304

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Argyll & Bute Council ArchivesHelensburgh Dean of Guild10/1892; 20/1924
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings CollectionPrints of original drawings
Practice Archive dispersedStewart & Paterson Office List of Drawings from A G Lochhead (per Alexander Wright)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register34766