Basic Site Details Name: | Dunbar Parish Church | Town, district or village: | Dunbar | City or county: | East Lothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The alterations at Dunbar Parish Church have been accomplished. The whole of the interior has been removed, and the large area has been sub-divided into nave and aisles by means of an arcade of five arches and pillars on each side. A semi-octagonal apse has been thrown out at the east end, opening into the nave with a. large chancel arch, and having a minister's vestry on one side and an organ chamber on the other. Two of the apse windows contain stained glass. The nave ceiling has been opened out and raised. The tracery front of the old gallery has been worked into the front of the end gallery, and the steps of the old stairs have been used again in the staircases. The Dunbar monument now stands on the floor level of the church, against the east wall of the north aisle, completely restored. The work has been carried out from the designs, and under the supervision, of Messrs W & J. Hay, architects, of Liverpool, by Messrs Robert Hall & Co, of Galashiels, and by local tradesmen.- Glasgow Herald. [Builder 1 May 1897 page 405] | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1818 | 1821 | | Original church by James Gillespie Graham | | 1897 | | | Addition of chancel by W and J Hay of Liverpool | | 26 July 1901 | | | Alterations for organ | | November 1931 | 1932 | | Furnishings - chair, memorial panel, pulpit and canopy | | After 1951 | | Build/construction | War memorial oak screen | | 1987 | 1991 | Restoration | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp181-3 | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | | ii, p80 | | Walker, David M | 2002 | Presbyterian Variations on Themes by Sharpe and Pugin:The Scottish Work of the Hays of Liverpool | | Architectural Heritage XIII, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp99-127 | p124 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 1 May 1897 | | | p405 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 24842 | | | Location to be checked | Dunbar Dean of Guild drawings | | no 149 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR D/7 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Fraser Matthew: F no2945 (box 14) | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Simpson: F no 4680 (Combined Box 29) |
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