Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dalziel Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Motherwell |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | DALZIEL - The new parish-church at Dalziel, N B, was opened on Sunday. Accommodation is provided for upwards of 900 sitters, about 500 of whom will be on the area floor, besides session-house, vestry, retiring-room, etc. The style adopted is the Later Gothic, in which Scotch Baronial features have been freely introduced by the architect, Mr. David Thomson. Glasgow. The total cost of the structure is estimated at £5,000. [Building News 13 November 1874 page 592] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Motherwell Parish Church | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Parish Church | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Merry Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1872 | 1874 | Build/construction | |
| 1896 | Addition | Additions and halls | |
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 | |
| David Thomson | A | 1872 | |||
| Colin Menzies | B | 1896 | Additions and halls | ||
| David Thomson | B | 1896 | Additions and halls | ||
| Thomson & Menzies | B | 1896 | Additions and halls | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1873 | 645 | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1900 | 504 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 13 November 1874 | p592 - opening | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48311 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR/591 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Weddell and Thomson Archive Summary Material (Handlists, Job lists etc) | Thomson's job lists and Thomson & Menzies job list (for Thomson and Thomson & Menzies work) | |
| North Lanarkshire County Archive, Cumbernauld | Motherwell Dean of Guild Records | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | David Thomson: F v5 p99 (microfiche 91/E4) | |