Basic Site Details Name: | St Michael's Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | Dufftown | City or county: | Banffshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The Episcopal church of St. Michael. Aberlour, has been formally consecrated by the Bishop of Aberdeen. It is built of Hopeman freestone and Dufftown limestone, and consists of nave and chancel 63 feet by 24 feet, and 35 feet. high from floor to apex of open roof of nave. It cost £1,000, and seats l00 persons. The architect was the Rev C. Jupp, of Aberlour, the founder of the cause. [Building News 15 July 1881 Page 72]
After he founded the Episcopalian Orphanage at Aberlour in 1875, Cannon Charles Jupp (1830-1911) commenced church services in Dufftown and built the mission church of St Michael in memory of his mother in 1880-1881.
Born in Sussex of humble parentage, Charles Jupp trained as a teacher in Church of England schools, before being ordained after studies at Litchfield. For six years he was a curate in various mining parishes in the north of England. However, his health failed, and he moved to Scotland. From 1875 until his death in 1911, at the age of 81, Jupp worked ceaselessly to raise money for orphans. By the end over five hundred children were accommodated in the orphanage. | 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 | | Conval Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1880 | | | | | July 1881 | | Opened | |
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 | | Alexander Ross | | A | 1880 | | | | David Mackintosh or Macintosh | | A | 1880 | | May have been in partnership with Ross | | Ross & Mackintosh | | A | 1880 | | May have been in partnership with Mackintosh |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Scottish Episcopal Church Yearbook | | Various years; dates to be checked | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 15 July 1881 | | | p72 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 193517 | |
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