Basic Site Details Name: | Oban Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine | Town, district or village: | Oban | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Memorial Cathedral to Bishop Chinnery-Haldane | | | | St John's Episcopal Church | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cathedral | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | George Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1863 | | Construction | | | 22 September 1864 | | | Original parish church consecrated | | 1881 | | | Proposal for additions - not carried out | | c. 1883 | | | Extension by Thomson & Turnbull | | 1900 | | | Gallery added | | 1908 | 1910 | | Chancel and transepts only built. Reredos designed by Chalmers built | | 1910 | | Design exhibited | Chalmers' design | | 1930 | | | Proposed reconstruction - not executed | | 1933 | | | Porch at hall entrance | | 1939 | | | Altar in Lady Chapel | | 1958 | | Proposed | Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed | | 1968 | | Build/construction | Consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | 1981 | | Alteration/conversion | Reduction repair and re-ordering |
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 | | Charles Wilson | | D | 1860 | 1863 | In hand at time of death | | David Thomson | | D | 1860 | 1864(?) | Work begun when Thomson was assistant and continued after death of Wilson | | C H Wilson & D Thomson | | D | 1864(?) | | Work had commenced under Charles Wilson, and was continued by David Thomson under his new partnership with the unrelated Charles Heath Wilson | | Charles Heath Wilson | | D | 1864(?) | | Work had commenced under Charles Wilson, and was continued by David Thomson under his new partnership with the unrelated Charles Heath Wilson | | Alexander Ross | | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out | | David Mackintosh or Macintosh | | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out | | Ross & Mackintosh | | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out | | D Thomson & Turnbull | | E | 1882 | | Extension | | David Thomson | | E | 1882 | | Extension | | Alexander Shairp | | C | 1900 | | Gallery added | | James Chalmers | | | 1908 | 1910 | Design selected in limited competiton. (see Dean of Guild - 'erect part of proposed new church' Reredos to his design built | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | | F | 1930 | | Proposed reconstruction - not executed | | Lake Falconer (junior) | | | 1933 | | Porch at hall entrance | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | | G | 1939 | | Altar in Lady Chapel | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | J | 1958 | | Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | J | 1958 | | Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed | | T Harley Haddow & Partners | | I | 1968 | | Worked with Ian Lindsay & Partners - consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | Thomas Harley Haddow | | I | 1968 | | Worked with Ian Lindsay & Partners - consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | James Ian Haig Marshall | | J | 1968 | | Work with HArley Haddow - consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | John Herdman Reid | | J | 1968 | | Worked with Harley Haddow - consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | K | 1968 | | Consolidation of foundations, raising of nave floor level, new narthex screenand rooflights along S edge of nave above new screen. | | James Walter Thorburn Simpson | | H | 1981 | | Reduction repair and re-ordering | | Mark Douglas | | H | 1981 | | Reduction repair and re-ordering | | Simpson & Brown | | H | 1981 | | Reduction repair and re-ordering |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Chinnery-Haldane, Rt Rev J R A et al | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p111 | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1865 | | | | 648 (C H Wilson & D Thomson) | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1909 | | | | 688 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1913 | | | | 109 | | RSA | 1930 | | | | 578, 579 (Tarbolton proposals) | | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | 1908 | | 1907-08 | | D Thomson & Turnbull work | | Sinclair, Fiona J, ed | 1995 | Charles Wilson Architect 1810-1863: A Question of Style | | Glasgow: Park Circus Promotions, 1995 | p24 | | Stratten and Stratten | 1891 | Glasgow and its environs: a literary, commercial & social review past & present… | | London, Stratten & Stratten | p357 engraving as first built | | Thomson, David | 1882 | Memoir of Charles Wilson | 13 March 1882 | Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society | | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p404-406 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builders Journal | 1 December 1909 | | | | | Building News | 7 October 1864 | | | Original church |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, Oban | Plans at Cathedral Church of St John the Divine | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 38849 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | List of jobs supplied by Mr Alistair Ross, Inverness (given to NMRS in 1950s) | | For Ross proposed additions | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | | Thomson's job list | | Oban | Oban Dean of Guild | | For Chalmers design - 'erect part of the proposed new church'. Also for Falconer addition and Shairp addition | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Thomson: F v5 p99 (microfiche 91/E4) |
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