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Basic Site Details
Name
Morningside UP Church
Town, District or Village
Morningside
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost: £13,500.
This appears to be mistakenly referred to in David Robertson's FRIBA papers as 'North Merchiston UF Church'.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
North Morningside Church
No
North Morningside UF Church
No
Holy Corner Church Centre
Yes
North Merchiston UF Church
No
This name appears to be an erroneous reference, in David Robertson's FRIBA papers
Eric Liddle Centre
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
12 Chamberlain Road
Yes
South-west corner with Morningside Road
15 Morningside Road
Yes
South-west corner with Chamberlain Road
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1879
1881
Foundation stone
1880/02
Opened
1881/10/16
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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 Robertson
1879
1881
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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, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p618
RSA
1880
987
RSA
1881
917
Smith, C J
Historic South Edinburgh
Vol 1 pp 87-8
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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
1879/07/19
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
David Robertson: F v18 p7 no1178 (microfilm reel 12) (mistakenly referred to as 'North Merchiston UF Church')
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
26983
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27203
Appears in the List twice
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