Basic Site Details
| Name: | St Columba's Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Oban |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | No longer a church. |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | George Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1872 | Competition held | ||
| 26 August 1872 | Pirie's competition designs dated | ||
| 1873 | 1875 | Built | |
| After 1908 | Before 1928 | Redecoration | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John William Small | 1872 | Competition design - not successful | |||
| John Bridgeford Pirie | 26 August 1872 | Date on Pirie's competition entry - not successful | |||
| David Thomson | 1873 | 1875 | |||
| James Davidson Cairns | After 1908 | Before 1928 | Redecoration | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1873 | 653 | |||
| RSA | 1873 | 806 | |||
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p417 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | J B Pirie Collection | First blue box Drawing of sections - design no 1 (468 on handlist). Third blue box, nos 11-14 competition designs. | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | Thomson's job list | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | James Davidson Cairns: F no 2680 (box 10); David Thomson: F v5 p99 (microfiche 91/E4) | |