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Basic Site Details
Name
Church of the Sacred Heart
Town, District or Village
Whithorn, Wigtown
Parish
City or County
Wigtownshire
Status
C listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
WIGTOWN, N.B.âA new Roman Catholic Church, at Wigtown, N.B., was recently opened. The building was designed by Mr Garden-Brown, of Gray\'s-inn, London. The plan consists of a nave, apse, north and south transepts, and sacristy. The style is Early English : and, according to the Tablet, it is the only brick church in Scotland of any denomination. It is seated to hold about 300. The altar was the workmanship of M. Poussielgue-Rusand,* of Paris. The total cost of the erection will be about £1,500. [Building News 27 June 1879 p765]
* The firm of Poussielgue-Rusand began manufacturing church furnishings in various metals in the 1840s and became one of the most illustrious in 19th-century France, supplying churches all over the country. Viollet-le-Duc was one of many architects associated with the firm.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Church
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
South Main Street
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Opened
1879
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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
John George Garden Brown (or Garden-Brown)
1879
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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
Gifford, John
1996
Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland)
p569
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1879/06/27
p765 - opening
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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
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Canmore
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis
ID 215449
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
42420
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