Basic Site Details
| Name: | Monumental shrine for Beith |
| Town, district or village: | Beith |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Originally in schoolyard of Spiers School, Beith; subsequently incorporated in building by Campbell Douglas & Sellars, now demolished. Currently (2006) built into the rear wall of the Auld Kirk bell tower of Beith. Executed by William Brodie. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Commemorative monument | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1861 | Design exhibited | ||
People
Design 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 | |
| Frederick Thomas Pilkington | A | 1861 | |||
| T Pilkington & Son | A | 1861 | |||
| Thomas Pilkington | A | 1861 | |||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Speirs School | Gate piers etc still C-Listed. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1861 | 672 | |||
| www.scran.ac.uk | www.scran.ac.uk | Website of ScranTrust (Edinburgh) | Photograph of entire memorial in 1938 (from Newsquest/Herald & Times) (accessed 2005) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Gardiner Maclachlan | |