Basic Site Details Name: | St Andrews Free Church | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Church of 1851-52 identical to Free St Bernard's in Edinburgh. Cost of 1926-8 church: £14,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Martyrs Free Church | | | | Martyrs UF Church | | | | Martyrs' 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 | | North Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1843 | 1844 | Construction | First church | | 26 June 1843 | | Foundation stone | First church | | 1851 | 1852 | | First church remodelled | | c. 1913(?) | c. 1914(?) | | Organ case | | 1922 | | | Plans for new church on same site | | 1926 | 1928 | | New church built on same site, re-using material from John Milne church | | 9 February 1928 | | Opened | New church | | c. 1933 | | | New hall |
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 | | John Milne | | | 1851 | 1852 | First church remodelled (same site) | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | c. 1913 | c. 1914 | Organ case | | Gillespie & Scott | | A | 1922 | 1928 | New church on same site (planned 1922, built 1926-8), re-using material from John Milne church | | James Scott | | A | 1922 | 1928 | New church on same site (planned 1922, built 1926-8), re-using material from John Milne church | | Gillespie & Scott | | B | c. 1933 | | New hall | | James Scott | | B | c. 1933 | | New hall |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | | | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1967 | St Andrews Architects, II | | St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967 | p 16 | | Ewing, W | | Annals of the Free Church | | | Volume II, p 152 | | Lamb, John Alexander (ed) | 1956 | The Fasti of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1900-1929 | | Edinburgh & London: Oliver and Boyd | p 378 | | Wright, Katherine Mary | | Gillespie & Scott in St Andrews: the inter-war years, 1919-1939 | | University of St Andrews, School of Art History dissertation | pp67-69 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1 December 1922 | CXXIII | | p 849 | | St Andrews Citizen | 11 February 1928 | | | | | St Andrews Citizen | 17 March 1928 | | | | | Witness | 8 July 1843 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 40795 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR S/29 | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundles nos 2205, 2206 |
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