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Falkland, High Street, Falkland Parish Church

Church (19th Century) (1849), War Memorial (20th Century)

Site Name Falkland, High Street, Falkland Parish Church

Classification Church (19th Century) (1849), War Memorial (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) War Memorial Plaque

Canmore ID 99317

Site Number NO20NE 152

NGR NO 25242 07414

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99317

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Falkland
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Architecture Notes

NO20NE 152.00 25242 07414

NO20NE 152.01 2524 0741 Parish Church (previous parish church on the same site)

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE ARCHITECTURE CATLALOGUE:

ARCHITECT: David Bryce, 1849.

REFERENCE:

SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE:

Building the new church. Account for beams. Certified by William Spottiswoode, Clerk of Works Architect: David Bryce [1803-1876].

1848 GD152/Box 204/2/Bundle 8/82

Bell for Falkland Church. Letter from William Burn, [1789-1870], Architect, to O T Bruce. He has visited White Chapel but he requires particulars of dimensions and purpose before producing an estimate.

30 August 1849 GD152/197/22/2

Oak carvings for the front of the galleries in the new church at Falkland. Receipted account from Charles Macfarlane, Carver, Gilder, and Picture Frame Maker, 83 George Street, Edinburgh. It amounts to ?93.0.0.

1850 GD152/57/1/9

Stained glass windows for Falkland Church Designs (in colour).

ND [? 1850] GD152/57/2/1-3

Glass work at Falkland Church. Receipted account from J and J Baxter, Glaziers, 18 Leith Street, Edinburgh. Cathedral glass in lead lattice work was used in the church and crown glass in Session House and Tower.

Cost ?73.10.0 Architect: David Bryce [1803-76]

1850 GD152/217/3/Bundle 11

Building the new church. Receipt for ?18.16.6, the balance of account for plaster work. James Annan and Son, Edinburgh.

1850 GD152/53/6/Bundle 26/3

Plasterwork for Falkland Church. James Annan and Son, Plasterers, Edinburgh.

Receipted account amounting to ?119/16/6 for plasterwork and for making models in stucco of bosses, a finial and a knotted corbel for the mason work.

1850 GD152/57/1/10

Building of Falkland Church. Receipted account from Charles and John Macgibbon, 40 Gt king Street, Edinburgh. The estimated cost was ?1,580 and the final cost ?1,818.9.0.

Architect: David Bryce [1830-1876]

1850 GD152/217/3/Bundle 11

Building Falkland Church. Notes of payments made and receipted account for stove and grates.

1848-185 GD152/63/1/1-4

Decoration of the new Parish Church. Account and receipt for ashlar, painting and varnishing work. ?245.13.6. Bonar and Carfrae, Ornamental Painters. Approved by David Bryce, Architect [1803-1876].

1850-1851 GD152/53/6/Bundle 26/7-8x

Building of the new church. Letter from J Russell, 18 Leith Street, Edinburgh. Acknowledging payment of J and J Baxter's account for glazing the Parish Church.

1851 GD152/53/6/Bundle 26/13

Building of the new church. Receipt for ?355.9.0, the balance for mason work. George Page, Falkland.

1851 GD152/53/6/Bundle 26/12

Building of Falkland Church. Certification of payments due to tradesmen, accounts and receipts. Mason: George Page. Carpenters: Charles and John Macgibbon. Carver: Charles McFarlane. Plasterers: James Annan and Son. Clerk of Works: William Spottiswoode. Architects William Burn [1789-1870] and David Bryce [1803-1876].

1848-1851 GD152/57/1/1-22

Building of Falkland Church. Account of sums due to the late partnership of William Burn and David Bryce, Architects.

It amounts to ?263.17.6 for plans, perspective view, specification and expenses.

3 January 1851 GD152/57/1/22

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