Charles W Gray
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Charles W Gray (1899-1987) wis an architect wha biggit mony Catholic churches in Scotland in the mid twentieth century.[1]
Charles William Gray wis born in 1899. He studied under the direction o John Ross McKay fae 1921 til 1927, baith in the latter's affice an at hame, an attended classes at Edinburgh College o Art fae 1922. He did weel in his studies, winnin' a batch o prizes an a travelling bursary in 1925. He spent three month o ilka year sketching in France, Italy, Spain an England. In Juin 1928 he wis picked an associate o' th' RIAS.
He spent the winter of 1928 wi Harry Stuart Goodhart-Rendel in Cannes at St Raphael, afore joining the affice o René Darde, architect o the Société Centrale de Paris. Aboot September 1931 or 1932 he startit practice oan his ain accoont at Ste Maxime wi a wee villa at St Raphael.
He returned tae Edinburgh in 1936 an wis appointed chief o warkers tae Reginald Fairlie, wha wis then workin oan the National Library of Scotland. He remained wi Fairlie til 1939, whilst an a carrying oot his ain private practice whilk consisted mainly o' churches.
Amang his notable churches in Scotland are:
St James, Paisley, Renfrewshire, 1957
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Church of the Holy Name, Oakley, Fife 1958.[2] Notable features include th' stained gless windaes an' th' carvt Stations o' th' Cross bi Gabriel Loire.[3]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kilmarnock built in 1963.[4] Features notable coloured gless windaes in the west elevation and in the octagonal baptistery bi Gabriel Loire.
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Church Edinburgh (1962) [5]
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Patrick Catholic Church, Auchenleck, Ayrshire (1963)
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Spean Brudge (1967)
St Martin of Tours RC Church, Turnent,East Lothian (1969).[6]
St Francis Xavier and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Carfin, Lanarkshire, (1973).
Secular Buildings[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ewing Building, University of Dundee, (1953) [7]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201435
- ↑ https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/church-of-the-holy-name-oakley/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-kilmarnock/
- ↑ https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-teresa-of-lisieux-craigmillar-edinburgh/
- ↑ https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-martin-of-tours-tranent/
- ↑ http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB25296