Basic Site Details Name: | Eyre Place UP Church | Town, district or village: | Canonmills | City or county: | Edinburgh | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost £8500. Original tower (by Starforth) unfinished; completed later to a different design. Now a warehouse.
The United Presbyterian body have erected a large church in Eyre-place, occupying a splendid site forming the centre, of which a large crescent is the circumference. This church is also ante-galleried - ie it has only an end gallery, and by far the greater proportion of the audience are in the area, which is a plain rectangle of rather ungainly width. The congregation are admirably placed as regards the pulpit; but in order to give something like a tolerable appearance to the walls, they are pierced with so many and such large windows on all sides, that the interior is more like a conservatory than a church, and the largest or gable windows face the congregation. The front exhibits the usual arrangement, the gable being reduced in breadth by tower (not finished), and staircase at the other side, "all vertical lines," suggesting something very different from what meets the eye around the corner. The cost of erection was £7,000. [Building News 30 December 1881 p897-899] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Davidson Memorial UP Church | 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 | | Eyre Crescent | Yes | | | Eyre Place | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1879 | 1881 | Construction | | | 6 April 1881 | | | |
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 | | John Starforth | | | 1879 | 1881 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p415 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 23 April 1881 | XL | | | | Building News | 5 July 1872 | | | p14. "the design is early English". | | Building News | 30 December 1881 | | | p897-899 - Notes from Edinburgh |
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