Basic Site Details | Name: | South UP Church | | Town, district or village: | Galashiels | | City or county: | Selkirkshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A memorial stone of a new U.P. church, at Galashiels, was laid on Saturday. The church is to be built from designs by Messrs Thornton Shiels and Thomson, Edinburgh, in the Early English style, with area and gallery on three sides, or rather with galleries on all sides, as the choir gallery, with accommodation for sixty singers, is set behind the pulpit. It is to accommodate 760 in all, with session-house, vestry, ladies' room, and large hall for Sabbath-school and other meetings The total cost will be over £4,000. [Building News 22 August 1879 p236]
A new U P church at Galashiels was opened on 19th August. The church is in the Early English style, from designs by Messrs Thornton Shiels and Thomson, architects, Edinburgh. The tower is square to a height of 70 feet, and the spire rises to a height of 50 feet from the tower. The church has accommodation for from 750 to 800 sitters. The total cost is about £4,500. [Building News 20 Aug 1880 p240]
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | St Aidan's Church | Yes | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Gala Park Road | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1879 | 1880 | Construction | | | 19 August 1880 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The 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 | | James M Thomson | | A | 1879 | 1880 | Design exhibited | | Robert Thornton Shiells | | A | 1879 | 1880 | Design exhibited | | Shiells & Thomson | | A | 1879 | 1880 | Design exhibited |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p 298 | | RSA | 1880 | | | | 983 | | RSA | 1885 | | | | 987 | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume 2, p470 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 22 August 1879 | | | p236
| | Building News | 20 August 1880 | | | p240 - opening |
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