Basic Site Details Name: | Kirkcaldy Old Kirk | Town, district or village: | Kirkcaldy | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: |
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Kirkcaldy Old Parish Church | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1400s | | Build/construction | Tower | | c. 1643 | | Repair | Repair and enlargement of church | | 1799 | | Addition | Top stage of tower | | 1807 | | Build/construction | Church. Also doorways inserted in tower | | 1950 | | Repair | Structural repairs | | 1961 | | Addition | Session house | | 1968 | | Alterations and additions | Interior alterations | | 1986 | | Repair | After fire |
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 | | John Mylne | | B | c. 1643 | | Repair and enlargement of church | | Archibald & James Elliot | | A | 1806 | 1807 | | | Archibald Elliot | | A | 1806 | 1807 | | | James Elliot | | A | 1806 | 1807 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p280 | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | | | Irvine, John | 1993 | Kirkcaldy Old Parish Church 1244-1994 | | | | | MacGibbon and Ross | | Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland | | | Volume V, p153 | | Millar, A H | 1895 | Fife pictorial and historical | | Cupar | Volume 2, p109 | | RCAHMS | 1933 | Inventory of Fife , Kinross and Clackmannan | | | | | www.okheritage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk | | www.okheritage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 36317 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 26/13/329 | Repair of church ,mantioned in a letter of 2 January 1650 | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR 239/1 | pp46, 47, 49 |
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