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Lasswade Parish Church

Church (18th Century) - (20th Century) (1793)-(1956)

Site Name Lasswade Parish Church

Classification Church (18th Century) - (20th Century) (1793)-(1956)

Alternative Name(s) Adam Church

Canmore ID 150366

Site Number NT36NW 179

NGR NT 30130 66130

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/150366

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Midlothian
  • Parish Lasswade
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Midlothian
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

Lasswade Parish Church or 'The Adam Church'

Built 1793

Demolished 1956

Robert Adam designed a cruciform church for Lasswade in 1791, but it was the design of his Brother in Law, John Clerk of Eldin, which was actually built.

National Archive of Scotland

Building of a New Church

Payments of #5. 5. 0, #17. 10. 3 3/4 and #13. 0. 11 3/4.

Roslin Acconts. 1792 and 1794 GD164/Box 79/832/5

National Archive of Scotland

Payments to Alexander Pennycook.

(Former payments made in 1802 and 1803)

Roslin Accounts. 1804 GD164/Box 79/832/14

National Archive of Scotland

Laying of Foundation stone of the New Lasswade Church.

Speech at ceremony. 1792 GD 18/4106

National Archive of Scotland

Plans for the proposed belfry of the Church.

Letter from David MacGibbon. [ ]

He intimates that he has prepared working plans and estimates the cost of the work.

1867 GD 51/11/150

National Archive of Scotland

Report on the condition of the Parish Church.

Presented at a meeting of the Heritors.

1791 GD 51/5/632

Activities

Photographic Survey (1956)

Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1956.

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