Basic Site Details Name: | Iona Abbey | Island: | Iona | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | In 1891 Peter Macgregor Chalmers made proposals for restoration; he was superseded by Thomas Ross and John Honeyman in 1902-04 but recovered the commission 1908-10 when he rebuilt the nave.
The proposed restoration work of the cloister and refectory was originally planned by Fairlie in 1931-32 but was taken over from Fairlie by Ian Lindsay, said to be at the insistance of J S Richardson: since Fairlie and Richardson were friends, and Lindsay had been an assistant of Fairlie and remained a friend, this must have been achieved amicably. DMW does not recall Lindsay ever mentioning it.
Ian Lindsay's work won a Civic Trust Award.
Civil engineers for 1983 work McGregor Associates; Main contractor for 1983 work Andrews-Weatherfoil (Paisley) | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Abbey | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | | Won award or awards | Ian Lindsay work won Civic trust Award | | June 1891 | | | Proposed restoration - drawings for first scheme dated | | August 1900 | April 1902 | | Drawings dated- restoration of choir | | 1902 | 1904 | Construction | Restoration of choir, crossing & transepts | | 1905 | | | Restoration of rose window in north gable | | 1908 | 1910 | | Rebuilding of nave and furnishings | | July 1908 | | | Drawings dated - rebuilding of nave | | 1911 | 1912 | | Drawings dated - furnishings | | March 1913 | | | Proposed caretaker's house | | 1921 | | | Rebuilding of two arches at west end of north arcade | | 1931 | 1932 | | Proposals for reconstruction by Fairlie | | July 1931 | | | Drawings dated for Fairlie scheme from this date onwards | | 1933 | | Design exhibited | Design for restoration of cloister and the refectory (Fairlie) | | 1938 | 1965 | | Restoration of monastic buildings | | 1996 | | Reconstruction | Caphouse reconstructed |
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 | | Honeyman & Keppie | | A | 1891 | | Proposed restoration of nave - not executed at the time | | John Honeyman | | A | 1891 | | Proposed restoration - not executed at the time | | Peter Macgregor Chalmers | | B | 1891 | | Proposed restoration - not carried out | | David MacGibbon | | C | 1902 | | Restoration of choir, crossing & transepts - with John Honeyman | | MacGibbon & Ross | | C | 1902 | 1904 | Proposed restoration of choir, crossing & transepts - with John Honeyman | | Thomas Ross | | C | 1902 | 1904 | Proposed restoration of choir, crossing & transepts - with John Honeyman | | Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh | | D | 1902 | 1904 | Restoration of choir, crossing & transepts - with MacGibbon & Ross | | John Honeyman | | D | 1902 | 1904 | Restoration of choir, crossing & transepts - with Thomas Ross. | | John Honeyman | | E | 1904 | 1905 | Restoration of rose window in north gable | | Peter Macgregor Chalmers | | F | 1908 | 1912 | Rebuilding of nave and furnishings | | Peter Macgregor Chalmers | | I | 1913 | | Proposed caretaker's house | | Andrew W Bell | | G | 1921 | | Rebuilding of two arches at west end of north arcade | | Oldrieve Bell & Paterson | | G | 1921 | | Rebuilding of two arches at west end of north arcade | | William Paterson | | G | 1921 | | Rebuilding of two arches at west end of north arcade | | William Thomas Oldrieve (sometimes William Thomas Oldgrieve) | | G | 1921 | | Rebuilding of two arches at west end of north arcade | | Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie | | | 1931 | 1932 | Proposals for reconstruction, restoration of cloister and the refectory | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | H | 1938 | 1965 | Restoration of monastic buildings | | Orphoot, Whiting & Lindsay | | H | 1938 | 1940 | Restoration of monastic buildings - continued by Lindsay under subsequent partnership | | Alastair Norman Leigh McQueen | | | Late 1938 or early 1939 | | Scheme for rebuilding the monastic buildings - not executed | | Orphoot & Lindsay | | H | 1945 | 1952 | Restoration of monastic buildings - begun by Lindsay prior to partnership and continued by him after its dissolution | | George Hay | | I | 1952 | 1965 | Restoration of monastic buildings - begun by Lindsay under earlier partnership | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | I | 1952 | 1965 | Restoration of monastic buildings - begun by Lindsay under earlier partnership | | Ian Gordon Lindsay | | I | 1952 | 1965 | Restoration of monastic buildings - begun by Lindsay under earlier partnership | | Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | | J | 1983 | | Acting as Service Engineers - installation of heat pump | | Ian G Lindsay & Partners | | K | 1983 | | Installation of heat pump | | John Renshaw | | S | 1996 | | Caphouse reconstructed |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Russell, David, Sir | Client for the Reginald Fairlie scheme |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1891 | | | | Proposed restoration of 1891 - not executed. Shows saddleback roof to central tower | | Academy Architecture | 1906 | | Part 1 | | p72 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p8, p9 | | Nuttgens, Patrick | 1959 | Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | p57 | | RCAHMS | | Inventory of Argyll | vol 4 Iona | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | | | | | RMJM | | RMJM Practice Brochure | | | | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1918 | | | | 638 (Chalmers design) | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1936 | | | | 338, 341 | | RSA | 1936 | | | | 716, 722 & 730 (Fairlie proposals) | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp159-61 | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p511-17 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 22 May 1909 | XCVI | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Scotland (location unlear) | Records of the Iona Community and the Trustees | | For McQueen scheme | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 238, 319 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | AGD/23/620-625 For Peter Macgregor Chalmers 1891 proposals | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Ian G Lindsay Collection | | For 1931 Fairlie scheme , the 1891, 1908, 1911-13 Chalmers work and 1900-1920 work by Ross | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Ian Gordon Lindsay: F no4495 (combined box 18) |
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