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Basic Site Details
Name
Canongate Parish Church
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
\'Buildings of Scotland\' gives 1946-54 as the date of the restoration of the church - which included removal of old vestries and addition of new ones.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Canongate Kirk
No
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Parish 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
Canongate
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
Build/construction
1688
1690
1939
1963c
Alterations and restoration
Addition
1961
Sounding board to pulpit
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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
James Smith
G
Architect
1688
1690
Ian Gordon Lindsay
A
1939
1963c
Alterations and restoration
Orphoot, Whiting & Lindsay
A
1939
1940
Alterations and restoration - continued by Lindsay under subsequent partnership
Orphoot & Lindsay
A
1945
1952
Alterations and restoration - begun by Lindsay under previous partnership
Ian G Lindsay & Partners
B
1952
1963C
Alterations and restoration - begun by Lindsay under previous partnership
Alexander Esmé Gordon (or Esmé Gordon)
D
Architect
1961
Sounding board to pulpit
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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
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p149
Hay, George
1957
The Architecture of Scottish Post-Reformation Churches 1560-1843
Oxford: Clarendon Press
plan fig 22
Privy Council
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland
xiii, p. xlviii, xiv, p22
Wood, M and Armet, H
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh 1689-1701
xxxvi
Wood, M and Armet, H (eds)
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1681-9
xxxi
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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
Ian Gordon Lindsay: F no4495 (combined box 18)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Ian G Lindsay Collection
IGL W4/1-3, 10
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
26823
Canongate Parish Church Including Burial Ground
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