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Basic Site Details
Name
Pilrig Free Church
Town, District or Village
Pilrig
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Design adapted from Peddie & Kinnear\'s competition design for St Mary\'s Free Church, Albany Street.
For the various works in the erection of Pilrig Free church, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Plans, etc, at the office of Messrs Peddie and Kinnear, architects, 3, South Charlotte-street, Edinburgh, to whom tenders by June 7. [Building News 31 May 1861 p467]
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
Pilrig Street
Yes
Leith Walk
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
1860
1863
1861/10/19
Foundation stone
1863/02/12
Church opened
1873/03
Unexecuted design for new halls
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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 George Hood Kinnear
A
1860
1863
John Dick Peddie
A
1860
1863
Peddie & Kinnear
A
1860
1863
Daniel Cottier
186E
Decorative work (lost) and stained glass (extant), as manager of Field & Allan
Charles George Hood Kinnear
B
1873
Unexecuted design for new halls
John Dick Peddie
B
1873
Unexecuted design for new halls
Peddie & Kinnear
B
1873
Unexecuted design for new halls
John Nichol Scott
C
1896a
1906b
Alterations
Alexander Lorne Campbell
C?
1898a
1906b
Alterations (date uncertain - may have been done by J N Scott before formation of partnership with Lorne Campbell)
J N Scott & A Lorne Campbell (or Scott & Campbell)
C?
1898a
1906b
Alterations (date uncertain - may have been done by J N Scott before formation of partnership with Lorne Campbell)
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
Child classic
Notes
Name
See separate entry for main church
Pilrig Free Church halls
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Donnelly, Max
1999
Daniel Cottier, Pioneer of Aestheticism
The Decorative Arts Society Journal, 23, pp 33-51
pp 34, 36
Sime, S
The Kirk at Pilrig
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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
1862/12/13
XX
Building News
1861/05/31
p467 - contracts open
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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
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Acquired in 1968
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27649
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
John Nichol Scott: F v18 p91 no1219 (microfilm reel 12)
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