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 | Architect | D | 1860 | 1863 | In hand at time of death |  | David Thomson | Architect | D | 1860 | 1864(?) | Work begun when Thomson was assistant and continued after death of Wilson |  | C H Wilson & D Thomson | Architectural practice | 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 | Architect | 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 | Architect | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out |  | David Mackintosh or Macintosh | Architect | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out |  | Ross & Mackintosh | Architectural practice | A | 1881 | | Proposed additions - not carried out |  | D Thomson & Turnbull | Architectural practice | E | 1882 | | Extension |  | David Thomson | Architect | E | 1882 | | Extension |  | Alexander Shairp | Architect | C | 1900 | | Gallery added |  | James Chalmers | Architect | | 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 | Architect | F | 1930 | | Proposed reconstruction - not executed |  | Lake Falconer (junior) | Architect | | 1933 | | Porch at hall entrance |  | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | Architect | G | 1939 | | Altar in Lady Chapel |  | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | Architectural practice | J | 1958 | | Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed |  | Ian Gordon Lindsay | Architect | J | 1958 | | Design which included lntern tower over central altar - not executed |  | T Harley Haddow & Partners | Architectural practice, Engineer | 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 | Architect, Engineer | 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 | Architect | 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 | Architect | 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 | Architectural practice | 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 | Architect | H | 1981 | | Reduction repair and re-ordering |  | Simpson & Brown | Architectural practice | 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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