Basic Site Details
| Name: | Drylaw Parish Church |
| Town, district or village: | Drylaw |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | built under the Church of Scotland Extension Scheme per Builder article; church hall seating 350, small octagonal chapel to seat approx. 90; basic cost of construction ₤3 4s. 7d. per square foot; structural engineering consultants - Blyth and Blyth, Quantity Surveyor - David A. Adamson, FRICS, Builders - Russell & Swanston; details of subcontractors listed in Builder article Cost £19,021 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Groathill Road North | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 11 January 1957 | Build/construction | ||
| 1954 | 1961 | Completion | Builder 28 Apr 1961 states that church was completed within the last seven years p803 |
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 Edgar Alexander Baikie | Assistant Architect in charge | ||||
| (Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth | A | 1956 | 1957 | ||
| Ian Charles Gordon | A | 1956 | 1957 | ||
| Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul | A | 1956 | 1957 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Church of Scotland (Drylaw Parish) | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p624 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p552 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p4 | |
| Scottish Churches | 1966 | Scottish Churches in the Post-War Period | Illustrations | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 11 January 1957 | p53-55 8 illustrations | ||
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'Edinburgh Architectural Assocation: A Lively 1961 Year Book' p803 - church is included in an article by Colin McWilliam entitled 'Eleven New Churches in Edinburgh' in the Edinburgh Architectural Association Year Book for 1961 (No. 5) | ||