Basic Site Details Name: | St Mary's Free Church and Manse | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | This structure has just been opened for services. The edifice was built from a design by Mr J T Rochead of Glasgow. In style it is what may be termed mixed Perpendicular of the time of Henry VII. The principal entrance, over which is a tall tower and spire, is in Albany-street. The exterior exhibits some fine work, with here and there perhaps an excess of detail, especially in the spire, which loses somewhat of its artistic character when viewed from a distance. The interior is seated for nearly 1,000 persons. [Building News 24 January 1862 p62]
Manse at no 56 survives | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Free St Mary's | 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 | | Albany Street | Yes | Corner | | Broughton Street | Yes | Corner |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1858 | | | Competition | | 1858 | 1861 | | Church opened late 1861 or early 1862 | | c. 1910 | | | Alterations and new organ |
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 | | J, W H & J M Hay ('The Hays of Liverpool') | | D | 1856 | | Received original commission and went through several stages of design; subsequently dropped, and a competition held | | James Murdoch Hay | | D | 1856 | | Received original commission and went through several stages of design; subsequently dropped, and a competition held | | John Hay | | D | 1856 | | Received original commission and went through several stages of design; subsequently dropped, and a competition held | | William Hardie Hay | | D | 1856 | | Received original commission and went through several stages of design; subsequently dropped, and a competition held | | John Thomas Rochead | | | 1858 | 1860 | Won competition, then was dismissed, but church and manse were built to his design | | Charles George Hood Kinnear | | C | 1858 | | Second place competition design | | John Dick Peddie | | C | 1858 | | Second place competition design | | Peddie & Kinnear | | C | 1858 | | Second place competition design | | A & G Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | Unexecuted competition design | | Alexander Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | Unexecuted competition design | | George Thomson | | A | c. 1858 | | Unexecuted competition design | | John McIntyre | | | c. 1910 | | Alterations and new organ |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | APSD | | The Dictionary of Architecture | ed Wyatt Papworth | The Architectural Publication Society (8v 1852-1892) | | | McFadzean, Ronald | 1979 | The Life and Work of Alexander Thomson | | London: Routledge & Kegan Paul | | | McKean, John Maule | 1985 | The Architectonics and Ideals of Alexander Thomson | no 9, Summer 1985 | AA Files (Annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture), Summer 1985 | | | RSA | 1859 | | | | 678 (Peddie & Kinnear design) | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | | | 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 | pp120-22 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Alexander Thomson Society Newsletter | May 1994 | no 10 | | Article by David M Walker | | Building Chronicle | 1 May 1856 | II | | p55 - Hays of Liverpool design | | Building News | 24 January 1862 | | | p62 - opening
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Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Glasgow School of Art | Drawings Collection | | Prespective drawing and ground plan | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Managers' Minutes and Deacons' Court Minutes | | CH3/721/5 (Peddie & Kinnear) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM/1850/63/1 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John McIntyre: L v5 no306 (microfilm reel 30) |
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