Basic Site Details Name: | Loretto School Chapel | Town, district or village: | Musselburgh | City or county: | Midlothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost of 1891-93 work: £2,618. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Chapel | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1891 | 1893 | | | | 1919 | 1922 | | Refurnishing (including war memorial screen of 1919). Also war memorial panels | | 1962 | 1965 | | Enlargement which replaced work by Honeyman & Keppie and Matthew. Lorimer furnishings retained | | Before 1996 | | | 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 | | Honeyman & Keppie | | A | 1891 | 1893 | | | John Honeyman | | A | 1891 | 1893 | | | John Keppie | | A | 1891 | 1893 | | | (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | | | c. 1922 | | Refurnishing. War memorial panels. War memorial screen | | Kenneth Edward Graham | | B | 1962 | 1965 | Partner in charge - enlargement which replaced work by Honeyman & Keppie and Matthew. Lorimer furnishings retained. | | Robert Hogg Matthew | | B | 1962 | 1965 | Enlargement which replaced work by Honeyman & Keppie and Matthew. Lorimer furnishings retained. | | Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | | B | 1962 | 1965 | Enlargement which replaced work by Honeyman & Keppie and Matthew. Lorimer furnishings retained. | | Lorimer & Matthew | | C | 1962 | 1963 | Stuart Matthew began the designs for the new enlargement, working with Robert Matthew, however due Stuart's poor health the project was taken over by RMJM in 1963. | | Stuart Russell Matthew | | C | 1962 | 1963 | Stuart Matthew began the designs for the new enlargement, working with Robert Matthew, however due Stuart's poor health the project was taken over by RMJM in 1963. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Almond, Hely-Hutchison | Presented by old boys to their headmaster, then owner of the school |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Pinkie House | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | | RIBA Publishing | p291-2 | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p339 | | RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | | | | | Stark, David | 2004 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 | | Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd | p129 | | The Loretto Register | 1966 | The Loretto Register | 4th Edition | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Heritage | 2003 | XIV | | p131 Illustration | | Scotsman | 25 May 1996 | | | Obituary of Stuart Matthew |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job Book (Honeyman work) | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 237 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR L/34 |
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