Basic Site Details

Name: Eyre Place UP Church
Town, district or village: Canonmills
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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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 Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Davidson Memorial UP ChurchYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Eyre CrescentYes 
Item 2 of 2Eyre PlaceYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 218791881Construction 
Item 2 of 26 April 1881   

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1John Starforth  18791881 

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Davidson Memorial UP Church, hall 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp415

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder23 April 1881XL  
Item 2 of 3Building News5 July 1872  p14. "the design is early English".
Item 3 of 3Building News30 December 1881  p897-899 - Notes from Edinburgh