Basic Site Details | Name: | Parish Offices | | Town, district or village: | Elgin | | City or county: | Morayshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | It is here assumed that the 'Parish Offices' in Elgin that are mentioned in Wittet's and Stewart's nomination papers are the same as St Giles Church Hall and offices in Greyfriars Street, Elgin, dated 1897, for which drawings are in the Wittet Collection.
PARISH CHURCH HALL, ELGIN - A new parish church hall has just been erected at Elgin. The hall is situated on the north side of Greyfriars Street. The main hall is 71 feet by 39 feet and 25 feet high and is provided with a gallery. It will accommodate 720 persons. To the north of the hall is a smaller hall, 32 feet by 22 feet, and the west wing of the building consists of a third hall. In the basement is the heating apparatus. The building has been designed by Messrs A & W Reid and Wittet, architects, Elgin. [Builder 26 June 1897 p575]
Masons, Davidson & Hay; carpenters A & R Dunbar; plumber, James Ross; slater, George Ogilvie; plasterer, George Gray; painter, William Fordyce; ironwork, George Soutar; all of Elgin. The heating engineers were Mackenzie & Moncur, Edinburgh.
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Elgin Parish Hall | | | | St Giles Church Hall and offices | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Greyfriars Street(?) | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1892 | | | | | 1897 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | A & W Reid | | A | 1892 | 1893 | | | Alexander Reid | | A | 1892 | 1897 | | | John Wittet | | A | 1892 | 1893 | As assistant and subsequently partner to A & W Reid | | William Reid | | A | 1892 | 1897 | | | A & W Reid & Wittet | | A | 1893 | 1897 | | | Hugh Stewart | | A | 1893 | | As apprentice to A & W Reid & Wittet |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | p585 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 26 June 1897 | | | p575
| | Elgin Courant | 10 June 1897 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Elgin Library, Local Heritage Centre | Wittets & Co Collection | | DAWP309 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Wittet: L v26 no 2160; Hugh Stewart: L v15 no1025 |
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