Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cockpen Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Cockpen |
| City or county: | Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Cockpen |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Parish Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1816 | Plans drawn up | ||
| 1817 | 1820 | Build/construction | |
| 25 July 1817 | Foundation stone | ||
| 1886 | Organ case and new pews | ||
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 | |
| William Notman | Undated drawings possibly by Notman | ||||
| Richard Crichton | C | 1816 | Designs drawn up. | ||
| R & R Dickson | D | 1817 | 1820 | Executed the commission. | |
| Archibald Elliot | E | 1817 | 1820 | Supervised the construction by R & R Dickson | |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | A | 1888 | Organ case and new pews | ||
| John More Dick Peddie | A | 1888 | Organ case and new pews | ||
| Kinnear & Peddie | A | 1888 | Organ case and new pews | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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) | p141 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Caledonian Mercury | 31 July 1817 | |||
| Edinburgh Evening Courant | 17 January 1820 | |||
| Edinburgh Magazine | 1819 | iv | p368 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 780 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR 333/6 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Kirk Session Records | CH 2/452/29 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Notman Collection Drawings | Roll 2c,d | |