Basic Site Details
| Name: | Greyfriars Church and Convent |
| Town, district or village: | Elgin |
| City or county: | Morayshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
| Convent | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Abbey Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1896 | 1900 | Restoration | Investigation and partial restoration |
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 Kinross | 1896 | 1900 | Investigation and partial restoration | ||
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | B | c. 1898 | Screen panels using remains of older screen - designed by David Morton (unclear who this is) | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Bute, 3rd Marquess of | Also designed stained glass of east window. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1900 | part 1 | pp76, 77, 79 | ||
| Hannah, Rosemary | 2021 | The Grand Designer: Third Marquis of Bute | Birlinn | pp335, 352 | |
| RSA | 1900 | 533, 549 | |||
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp581-582 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 30681 | Abbey Street, Convent of Mercy, Chapel |
| Mount Stuart | Bute Archives | ||