Basic Site Details Name: | Currie Parish Church | Town, district or village: | Currie | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Currie | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Kentigern's | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1802 | | Build/construction | 'Attractive mixture of classical and Gothic styles' (Colvin). | | 1835 | | | Reseating by Bryce | | 1848 | | | Alterations to windows | | 1920 | 1921 | | War memorial and alterations |
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 Thomson | | A | 1785 | | 'Attractive mixture of classical and Gothic styles' (Colvin). | | David Bryce | | | 1835 | | Reseating | | David Cousin | | | 1848 | | Alterations to windows | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | 1919 | 1920 | War memorial and alterations |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Heritors of the Parish of Currie | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Hay, George | 1957 | The Architecture of Scottish Post-Reformation Churches 1560-1843 | | Oxford: Clarendon Press | plan, illustraion | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p149 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6139 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Kirk Session Records | CH2/83/7 pp24-5 | Also 1835-56, CH2/83/15 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR C/28, LOR E/120 |
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