Basic Site Details Name: | Town's Churches, St Mary's Church and church hall | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The exact involvement of Thomson & Connell and Orphoot Whiting & Lindsay is unclear | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Dundee Parish Church | Yes | |  | East Church | | |  | St Mary's East | Yes | |
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 |  | Nethergate | Yes | |  | Tally Street | Yes | Address of hall |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1823 | | Alterations and additions | To medieval church |  | 1842 | 1845 | | Bryce superintended construction of designs by Burn (Colvin gives 1846-47) |  | 1872 | | Reconstruction | By Sir George Gilbert Scott |  | 1896 | 1897 | | Hall |  | c. 1920 | | | Black Watch war memorial |  | 1939 | 1956 | | Reseating, oak screen etc. |
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 |  | William Burn | Architect | K | 1823 | | Alterations |  | David Bryce | Architect | A | 1842 | 1845 | Superintended construction of designs by Burn for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. |  | William Burn | Architect | A | 1842 | 1845 | Designs drawn up for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. |  | Burn & Bryce | Architectural practice | A | 1844 | 1845 | Designs drawn up for new church following rejection of scheme for rebuilding the medieval church, burnt 1841. |  | (Sir) George Gilbert Scott | Architect, Architectural practice | | 1872 | | Restoration |  | William Alexander | Architect | | 1896 | 1897 | Hall added |  | Patrick Hill Thoms | Architect | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial |  | Thoms & Wilkie | Architectural practice | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial |  | William Fleming Wilkie | Architect | B | c. 1920 | | Black Watch war memorial |  | Frank James Connell | Architect | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc |  | Leslie Grahame Thomson & Connell | Architectural practice | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc |  | Leslie Grahame Thomson (or Leslie Grahame-Thomson; later Leslie Grahame MacDougall) | Architect | C | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc |  | Ian Gordon Lindsay | Architect | D | c. 1939 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc |  | Orphoot, Whiting & Lindsay | Architectural practice | D | c. 1939 | 1940 | Reseating, oak screen etc - continued by Lindsay under subsequent partnership |  | Orphoot & Lindsay | Architectural practice | D | 1945 | 1952 | Reseating, oak screen etc - begun by Lindsay prior to partnership and continued by him after its dissolution |  | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | Architectural practice | D | 1952 | 1956 | Reseating, oak screen etc - begun by Lindsay under previous partnership |
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 | |  | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p90 |  | MacLaren, J | 1874 | History of Dundee | | | p218 |  | McKean, Charles and Walker, David | 1993 | Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Revised Edition | Edinburgh: RIAS | pp59-61 |  | RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | | RCAHMS | p10. View by R.W. Billings |  | Walker, David M | 1955 | Architects and Architecture in Dundee 1770-1914 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Dundee Advertiser | 31 December 1841 | | | |  | Dundee Advertiser | 14 January 1842 | | | and 28 January 1842 |  | Dundee Advertiser | 4 March 1896 | | | Hall |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | | Thoms & Wilkie Photo Collection | | Formerly in the Thoms & Wilkie office |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25382 | |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | AND 50/18 |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Ian G Lindsay Collection | | IGL/W232/ |
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