Basic Site Details Name: | Juniper Green Church | Town, district or village: | Juniper Green | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A dedication service took place recently in St. Margaret's Church, Juniper Green. which has just been completed from plans by Councillor R. M. Cameron, architect, Edinburgh. The church, which has cost £5,000, is seated for 600 people. At present the only part of the church unfinished is the tower. The fabric is a Gothic structure, crucifix in form, with side aisles, a central nave, north and south transepts, chancel and apse. The nave is separated from the side aisles by five pointed arches, while the transepts and chancel are separated in single arches from the large piers of the central square tower, which rises above the building. A barrel shaped timber roof extends along the whole length of the building and is divided into bays by moulded ribs. A stone arched organ chamber is placed near the chancel and south transepts. [Builder 6 February 1897 pp129-130] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Margaret's Church | | | | St Margaret, Lanark Road | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Lanark Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1894 | | Competition results announced | Competition held | | 1895 | 1897 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Anderson Williamson | | | 1894 | | Unsuccessful competition design - in private practice | | John Bennie Wilson | | | 1894 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | William Gardner Rowan | | | 1894 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | Robert Macfarlane Cameron | | | 1895 | 1897 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1894 | | | | p98 (Rowan design) | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p512 | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1894 | | | | 853 (Rowan design); 866 (J B Wilson design) | | RSA | 1894 | | | | 76 (Williamson design) | | RSA | 1895 | | | | Cameron design |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 6 February 1897 | LXXII | | pp129-130 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Robert Macfarlane Cameron: L v16 no1167 |
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