Basic Site Details Name: | Free Abbey Church | Town, district or village: | Dunfermline | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | DUNFERMLINE. - The members of Dunfermline Free Abbey Church have resolved to build a new church, and Messrs Douglas, Campbell, and Sellars, Glasgow, have prepared the plans, which show a building in the form of an octagon, with pinnacles at the corners. The style of architecture is Norman. As viewed from a distance, the church will look pyramidal in shape, the total height being about 100 feet. The chief elevation will be towards Canmore-street. and the chief entrance is flanked on either side by fluted pilasters with foliaged capitals, and surmounted by heavy cornice. Internally the church will measure clear 45 feet across, and round five sides of the octagon a gallery will be erected. The church is expected to accommodate 800 people. A hall is also to be erected with accommodation for over 200. The total cost is expected to be £5,500. [Building News 2 December 1881 p738]
Burnt and subsequently demolished. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Canmore Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1881 | | Journal reference | | | October 1881 | | Advertisement for tenders | Architects appointed after competition and tenders advertised | | December 1881 | | | Tenders accepted | | 1882 | | Foundation stone | | | c. 1920 | | | Heating and lighting installed |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | | XXVII | | p302 | | British Architect | | XVI | | p666 | | Building News | | XLI | | p738 | | Building News | 2 December 1881 | | | p738 | | Dunfermline Journal | 29 October 1881 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Shearer and Annand Collection | | SA 1920/12/-2 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | William Harvey Ross: L v15 no1015 |
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