Basic Site Details Name: | Free West Church | Town, district or village: | Greenock | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £5,209 (initial cost £2,938). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Mark's Greenbank | 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 | | Ardgowan Street | Yes | | | Kelly Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1861 | | | Won competition to secure job | | 12 June 1861 | | Foundation stone | | | 13 November 1862 | | Foundation stone | | | 1875 | | | Alterations | | 1889 | | | Additions |
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 Honeyman | | A | 1861 | | Won competition to secure job - spire planned but not built | | Honeyman & Keppie | | B | 1889 | | Additions | | John Honeyman | | B | 1889 | | Additions |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | pp50-1 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p136 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 20 July 1861 | XIX | | p73 | | Builder | 6 December 1862 | XX | | | | Builder | 15 August 1863 | XXI | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book (also for additions) | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 33 |
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