Basic Site Details Name: | St Peter's Episcopal Church | Town, district or village: | Torry | City or county: | Aberdeen | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | HS says it is by Tarbolton but RSA seems to indicate it is by Kinross.
ST PETER’S CHURCH TORREY ABERDEEN - The new Episcopal church of St Peter is at present in course of erection on the north side of Victoria Road, Torry. The building, when completed, will consist of nave, with porches on the north and south sides; chancel, with a chapel and bell-turret on the south; and sacristy on the north sides. With the exception of the window tracery, which will be of freestone, the whole of the exterior stonework will be of pink granite, the general surface of the walls of thin split-faced courses. The roof covered with Scotch slates, will be continuous over nave and chancel, its apex being 68 feet from the floor of the nave. The height of the nave walls will be 47 feet. The nave is 4 feet 6 inches lower than the level of Victoria Road, with steps at the west end down from that level extending the whole width of nave and aisles. The nave arcade consists of five arches with piers 10 feet apart and 26 feet 3 inches from floor to the springing. These piers are attached to the aisle wall by internal buttresses. The division between nave and chancel is marked by a pier 5 feet 6 inches wide, and pierced with doorway for a rood loft, reached by a turret stair on the south, and also from the organ gallery on the north side. The altar is raised twelve steps above the nave floor. The south aisle of the nave leads by steps up to the side chapel, 38 feet by 15 feet, which is divided from the chancel by an iron grille. This chapel will have a separate door from Victoria Road. The north aisle continues by the side of the chancel and is connected to it by a few steps. The upper part of the church will be lighted by a series of eight clerestory windows on either side and a wheel-window in the west gable, 11 feet in diameter. The total length of the church internally is 116 feet 6 inches, the extreme width 52 feet 6 inches and it will provide accommodation for about 500 persons. The contractor for the mason work is Mr John Morgan, Aberdeen. The architects are Messrs Kinross and Tarbolton, Edinburgh. [Builder 29 May 1897 p489]
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Sheltered housing | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | | | Sheltered housing | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 191, Victoria Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | 1900 | | In course of erection, May 1897 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | Harold Ogle Tarbolton | | A | 1897 | 1900 | | | John Kinross | | A | 1897 | 1900 | | | Kinross & Tarbolton | | A | 1897 | 1900 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RSA | 1910 | | | | 347 | | Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p300 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 29 May 1897 | | | p469 | | Weekly Press and Aberdeenshire Herald | 19 November 1898 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Aberdeen City Archives (Copy in Public Library) | Aberdeen Plans Committee Minutes | | 11 March 1897 | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 19972 | | | Squires Associates | Plans for St Peter's Torry | | |
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