Basic Site Details Name: | Kirkcaldy Free Church | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | St. Brycedale Free Church, Kirkcaldy, was opened last week. The church is built in the English Gothic style of the I2th and 13th centuries, and is said to be the finest ecclesiastical edifice in Fife. The spire, founded on rock, rises to the height of 200ft. above the ground, and is seen from all parts of the burgh. The building is oblong, and is seated for 1150 persons. [Building News 25 March 1881 p327]
Cost of church excluding site: £17,000. See separate entry for the earlier Kirkcaldy Free Church which was superseded by this building. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | St Brycedale Church | Yes | | | St Brycedale Free Church | | | | St Brycedale UF Church | | |
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 | | Kirk Wynd | Yes | | | St Brycedale Avenue | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1876 or 1877 | | | Competition held | | 15 June 1878 | | Foundation stone | | | August 1881 | | Opened | | | 1893 | | | Alterations |
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 | | | 1876 or 1877 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | James Matthews | | | 1876 or 1877 | 1881 | Won competition and secured job | | John Honeyman | | | 1876 or 1877 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | Campbell Douglas & Sellars | | B | 1876 or 1877 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | James Sellars | | B | 1876 or 1877 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | Walter Douglas Campbell | | B | 1876 or 1877 | | Unsuccessful competition entry | | James Ross Gillespie | | C | 1893 | | Alterations - with Scott as assistant, prior to partnership | | James Scott | | C | 1893 | | Alterations - as assistant to Gillespie, prior to partnership |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Ewing, W | | Annals of the Free Church | | | Volume II, p 146 | | Groome, Francis H | 1883 | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland | | | | | Livingstone, P K | 1957 | St Brycedale Church, Kirkcaldy | | Kirkcaldy: The Allen Lithographic Company Limited | | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p52 | | RSA | 1879 | | | | 965 & 971 (Anderson) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 1877 | XVII | | p 186 | | Architect | 1878 | XX | | p 78 | | British Architect | 10 August 1877 | VIII | | p 76 | | British Architect | 19 July 1878 | X | | p 33 | | Builder | 1878 | XXXVI | | p 790 | | Building News | c. 1876 | XXXVI | | p 167 | | Building News | 25 March 1881 | XL | | p 327 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 36373 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Gillespie & Scott List | | No 110 | | St Andrews University Library | James Gillespie and Scott Archive | | Bundle 100 | | Viewfield House, Old Perth Rd, Inverness (1990) | A Marshall Mackenzie & Marr Office List (held by John G Marr in 1960) | | |
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