Basic Site Details

Name: Kingsbarns Parish Church
Town, district or village: Kingsbarns
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
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Notes: Churchyard walls are C listed. Gatepiers rebuilt by Oswald & Scott in 1838.

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418101811ReconstructionRepair and enlargement
Item 2 of 41838 Build/constructionChurchyard gatepiers rebuilt
Item 3 of 418641865 Spire
Item 4 of 41931  Addition to heating chamber

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 6John Corstorphine D18101811Repair and enlargement jointly with Robert Balfour
Item 2 of 6Robert Balfour C1811 Repair and enlargement of church. Executed jointly with John Corstorphine whose scheme was rejected.
Item 3 of 6George Rae A18641865 or 1866Spire - James Gillespie supervised this
Item 4 of 6James Gillespie A18641865Work supervised by James Gillespie
Item 5 of 6Gillespie & Scott B1931 Addition to heating chamber
Item 6 of 6James Scott B1931 Addition to heating chamber

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 3Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p274
Item 3 of 3Pride, Glen L1999The Kingdom of Fife2nd EditionThe Rutland Pressp140

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register8718 
Item 2 of 5Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register8711Churchyard walls
Item 3 of 5National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Heritors Records HR 184/1 and 2, 2 December 1865 and 6 July 1866
Item 4 of 5National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSBuildings of Scotland Research Notes (for published volumes)  
Item 5 of 5St Andrews University LibraryJames Gillespie and Scott Archive Bundle no 2149