Basic Site Details Name: | Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | St Andrews (later, Buckhaven) | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Originally built in St Andrews, it was taken down in 1870 and rebuilt in Buckhaven as Buckhaven Free Church. Now converted to secular use. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Buckhaven Free Church | Yes | Demolished in St Andrews in 1870 and re-erected as Buckhaven Free Church | | Buckhaven Parish Church | | | | Episcopal Chapel, North Street | | | | St Andrews Theatre | Yes | | | St Andrew's Theatre | Yes | | | St David's Church | | |
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 | | Church Street, Buckhaven | Yes | | | North Street, St Andrews | | | | Randolph Street, Buckhaven | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1824 | 1825 | | Original building | | 1854 | | | New front | | 1870 | | | Demolished and re-erected at Buckhaven as Buckhaven Free Church | | 1962 | 1969 | | Plans for new lighting scheme dated. |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Cant, Ronald Gordon | 1991 | St Andrews Architects | | Three decades of historical notes (Revised text), St Andrews | p120 | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p105 | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p66 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 22711 | Buckhaven, Church Street, St Andrew's Theatre | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Managers' Minutes and Deacons' Court Minutes | | CH3/581/1 , p36 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Haxton & Watson Collection | | HW 1960/4/1-2 | | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 224299 | |
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