Basic Site Details Name: | Dysart Free Church | Town, district or village: | Dysart | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The earlier Dysart Free Church of 1844 was sold to the Earl of Rosslyn and replaced by this one, later becoming a Masonic Hall - see separate entry.
The Mackintosh decorations were painted over but were recovered by conservators in 2004-2005. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Dysart Parish Church | | | | Dysart UF Church | | | | St Serf's Parish Church | 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 | | West Port | Yes | Both spellings appear in sources | | Westport | Yes | Both spellings appear in sources |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1872 | 1874 | | | | 1873 | | Foundation stone | | | 1900 | | | Decorations by Mackintosh |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Billcliffe, Roger | 1979 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings & Interior Designs | | Guildford & London: Lutterworth Press | p113 | | Crawford, Alan | 1995 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | London: Thames and Hudson | p211 | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p288 | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1874 | | | | 623 | | Groome, Francis H | 1883 | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland | | | | | Howarth, Thomas | 1977 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement | Second Edition | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd | p 181 | | Livingstone, P K | 1957 | St Brycedale Church, Kirkcaldy | | Kirkcaldy: The Allen Lithographic Company Limited | pp165-6 | | RSA | 1875 | | | | 905 | | Scott, Hew | | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | Vol IX, p 474 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 1872 | VII | | p 245 | | British Architect | 1874 | I | | p 412 | | Builder | 1875 | XXXIII | | p 213 | | Building News | c. 1872 | XXVIII | | p 301 | | Building News | 1890 | LVIII | | p 335 - obituary of Campbell Douglas | | Dekorativ Kunst | March 1902 | | Alex Koch | p 210 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 36427 | | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 304 |
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