Basic Site Details
| Name: | St James RC Church, also Presbytery and School with Schoolhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Innerleithen |
| City or county: | Peeblesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Church is B Listed. School and schoolhouse are C(S) A new Roman Catholic chapel at Innerleithen was opened for worship last week. Mr. Biggar, Edinburgh, was the architect of the church, which is nearly 100ft. long inside, 25ft. wide, and to the point of the open roof 46ft. high. It is in the 14th century style of English Gothic. Mr. Robert Matheson, Innerleithen, was the builder. [Building News 19 August 1881 p247] |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | High Street | Yes | School at no 91 High Street. |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| August 1881 | Opened | ||
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 Biggar (junior) | 1881 | ||||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p399 | |
| Groome, Francis H | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | |||
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | p224 - gives date of 1876 for presbytery and school | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 19 August 1881 | p247 - opening | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Buildings of Scotland Research Unit | Buildings of Scotland Research Notes (for unpublished volumes) | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51076 | School and schoolhouse |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34974 | Church |