Architecture Notes
Event ID 718197
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
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NT27SW 3.00 20030 72776.
Edinburgh, Kirk Loan, Corstorphine Parish church.
ARCHITECT:
William Burn 1827-28 - restoration.
George Henderson - restoration, 1903-5, Hay and Henderson.
Kinnear and Peddie 1890-93 - additions unexecuted.
William Young, London 1890's - additons unexecuted.
Edinburgh, Kirk Loan, Corstorphine Parish Church.
SRO:
Restoration of Corstorphine Parish Church.
Receipts and expenditure.
Expenditure now amounts to #5,862,13.10.
There remains an outstanding liability of #1,184.4.10.
Printed account.
1906 GD 193/957.
List of Church plans used for reference in order to plan the seating in the restored church.
The first plan was that prepared by Mr Burn in 1831.
Memo and new plan made by G Somervel Carfrae.
1906 GD 193/952.
Printed plan of the church as restored.
Signed by G Somervel Carfrae (architect).
1906 GD 193/952.
Proposed alterations.
Letter from Sir James Maitland. He objects to the proposed plans to enlarge the church.
1893 GD 193/951.
Estimates total #3,645.15.4.
Money collected or guaranteed amounts to #4,400.
Printed report.
1904 GD 193/957.
Letter from James Hope to John L Mounsey.
Plans for the proposed alterations have been drawn up by Messrs Kinnear and Peddie. James Hope wishes the plans to be submitted to Sir James Maitland for approval.
1893 GD 193/951.
Notes, minutes and memos of Heritors' and congragation's committee meetings.
Financial reports and statements.
1903-07 GD 193/952.
Report from G Somervel Carfrae, architect.
The first part deals with the work done.
The second part lists interior work that still requires attention.
1906 GD 193/957.
Letter to Mrs Steel-Maitland from J C Brodie, W.S.
It concerns the reallocation of seats but mentions some of the alterations carried out. One of the galleries has been removed, a place set apart for the choir, the passages widened and the stalls and more commodious pews introduced.
906 GD 193/952.
Repair of Corstorphine Kirk.
Discharge of proportion of the cost.
1675 GD150/3253/45-46.
Casting of a new bell for the church of Corstorphine.
Receipt from David Hodge, coppersmith, for James Watson of Saughton's proportion of the cost.
1728 GD150/3212/3 page 36.
Repair of the Kirk and Manse. The estinmated cost is #43.0.0.
Memorandum stating the valuation of Corstorphine Parish and consequent proportion of expense due from each Heritor.
1735 GD 150/3193.
Inglis Photograph Collection - general view of tower, church and churchyard. c.1930.
W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection - 3 exterior views, 2 prints of each. Acc.1997/39.
External Reference.
Edinburgh Public Library.
Accession No. 42374. Circa 1900
One photograph, one postcard, and several engravings of Corstorphine Parish Church.
NMRS Reference.
Inventory of plans.
Typescript, (R6(P36)).
