Morenish Chapel, Killin, Perth and Kinross
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Red River Archaeology was commissioned to provide historic building consultancy services for a proposed conversion of an early 20th century memorial chapel into domestic accommodation. Morenish Chapel was built in 1902 and is a Category B Listed Building. The building was commissioned by Aline Elizabeth Todd, wife of Sir Joseph White Todd, Baronet, in memory of her daughter Elvira Todd Henderson who died in childbirth. Aline and Sir Joseph are buried in two highly decorative bronze sarcophagi in the grounds of the chapel.
The condition of planning required that a full survey be undertaken of the building in advance of any proposed conversion works. The work involved a full digital record of the external elevations together with a supporting photographic and written record. The survey team created a 3D record of the elevations using reflectorless EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement) and PenMAP software supported by a ToughBook portable computer. This allowed the photographs to be rectified to produce an exceptional visual record of the complex building. |
Morenish Chapel, Killin, Perth and Kinross
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Morenish Chapel, Killin, Perth and Kinross
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Morenish Chapel is a fine example of a memorial chapel with richly symbolic crafted Arts and Craft decoration to the interior and highly decorated sarcophagi to the exterior. The chapel was executed to a high specification for its scale and location, with a wealth of architectural treatment and attention to detail to its interior and exterior.
Chapels of this type are more commonly found on large estates and in crypts and mausoleums in church graveyards. The chapel was constructed near Morenish Lodge, the Highland Residence of the Todd family. While the architect is not known it appears to be similar to George Penrose Kennedy Young. |
