Basic Site Details Name: | St Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church and church hall | Town, district or village: | Leven | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Some of the material of this building came from R C Carpenter's unfinished St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Burntisland which was demolished in 1875 (see separate entry).
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Marble altar and reredos by Charles Eamer Kempe | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Leven Episcopal Church | | Alternative original name prior to dedication |  | St Margaret's Queen of Scotland | 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 |  | Victoria Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes |  | 1877 | 1881 | Build/construction | Masonry reused from St Stephen's Burntisland |  | 1877 | | | Plans prepared |  | 20 July 1880 | | Opened | |  | 20 August 1881 | | Consecrated | |  | 1902 | | | Church hall |  | 21 April 1903 | | Completion | |
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 | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes |  | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | Architect | | 1877 | | Superseded by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie - but his plans which included a circular tower were not used. |  | Alexander Marshall Mackenzie | Architect | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission |  | James Matthews | Architect | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission |  | Matthews & Mackenzie | Architectural practice | A | 1877 | 1881 | Won and executed commission |  | Alexander Cumming Dewar | Architect | | 1902 | 1903 | Church hall |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Cunningham, Andrew S | 1925 | Leven and its environs | | | p41 |  | Lye, Margaret | 2010 | A Guide to Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | | Margaret Lye/Lulu | p92-95 |  | McKinstry, Sam | 1991 | Rowand Anderson, the Premier Architect of Scotland | | Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press | p212 |  | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p67 |  | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | 1881 | | 1881 | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Dundee Courier | 22 April 1903 | | | |  | Scottish Guardian | 25 May 1877 | XIII | | p272 |  | Scottish Guardian | 15 June 1877 | XIII | | p309 |  | Scottish Guardian | 6 August 1880 | II, NS | | p330 |  | Scottish Guardian | 1 May 1903 | XXXIII | | p270 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37347 | |
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