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1948 College from Lake, St Peter’s College, Kilmahew St Peter’s College Magazine 1948 Abortive bid, by the Archbishop MacDonald of St Andrews and Edinburgh, to buy the Royal Hotel, St Andrews, for conversion into a national seminary and training college for male Catholic teachers. 1948 16 September: Move of theology students to Kilmahew House (leaving philosophy students still at Darleith). 1948-49 Theological Staff, St. Peter’s College, Kilmahew, Helensburgh Library 1953 April: Beginning of discussions between Jack Coia and the archdiocese on extension to Kilmahew House; first (unrealised) scheme by Coia and McRoberts. 1956 June. Design of St Paul’s Glenrothes. 1956 April: Continuing discussion between Gillespie, Kidd & Coia (GKC) and Archbishop Campbell over the initial scheme. 1959 Preparation of GKC drawings for second design. 1958-66 St Peter’s College built adjacent to the house. 1960 February: Exploration work under supervision of W V Zinn, consultant engineers. 1960 1 st March: Arrival of machinery for construction of retaining wall. 1960 June: Construction of model. 1960 October: Transplantation of trees from site by students. 1960 30 November: Cutting of first sod by Archbishop Campbell. 1961 Site plan, Gillespie Kidd & Coia of proposed new St Peter’s Seminary. 1961 17 April: Beginning of construction of the retaining wall, by contractor Hunter & Clark. 1961 May: official appointment of Zinn as engineers for project 1961 July: Alteration (to reduce cost) to design of sanctuary block. 1961 November: Alterations (to reduce cost) to design of main block; reduction in totals estimated cost from £486,010 to £349,800. 1961 8 November: Completion of retaining wall. 1961 25 December: Commencement of Second Vatican Council. 12. APPENDICES CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT - VOLUME 1: ST PETER’S SEMINARY FEBRUARY 2008 291 Final Issue 1962 January: Beginning of structural revisions to classroom block. 1962 29 April: Commencement of pile driving. 1962 15 June: Acceptance of main building contract by James Laidlaw & Sons 1963 January: Further alteration to sanctuary designs. 1963 Monsignor Treanor, Rector of St Peter’s College. died 24 January, 1963 Father Michael Connolly appointment as Rector. 1963 April: Move of Farther McRoberts from his post at St Peter’s to St Charles, Carstairs. 1963 April: Completion of main block foundations, and beginning of construction of first floor; delay to work by bad weather. 1963 Archbishop Campbell. died 22 July 1963 August: Alteration of convent block design. 1964 August: Beginning of alteration work to existing house. 1964 September: Completion of shell of main block. 1964 8 September: Laying of foundation stone in sanctuary by Archbishop Scanlan. 1964 late: Beginning of internal fitting out of convent block. 1965 April: Introduction of overtime working by Laidlaw to accelerate work. 1965 12 April: Progress visit by Archbishop Scanlan 1965 8 December: End of Second Vatican Council. 1966 18 March: Complaints by Laidlaw about lack of detailed drawings. 1966 April: Alterations to stable block. 1966 May: Screening of BBC Documentary, Four Modern Buildings. 1966 1 October: Beginning of use of new buildings (except classroom block) by students and staff. 1966 30 November: Inauguration ceremony and solemn opening of St Peter’s College 1967 February-December: Further alteration to Kilmahew House.
1967 2 April: Opening of classroom block (with exception of the library). 1967 19 October: RIBA award to GKC for design of College. 1969 29 November: Receipt by architect of final claim from clerk of works. 1971 March: Vatican announcement that 13,450 Catholic priests had abandoned the priesthood between 1964 and 1967. 1971 22 June: Final cost from McLernan & Whyte, quantity surveyors (£609,805 5s 8d, including £574,575 due to the main contractors), along with claim for prolongation of £23,928 16s 9d. 1971 22 October: Settlement of final certificate (but not prolongation claim) by diocese. 1972 Monsignor McMahon appointment, as Rector (in succession to Farther Connolly). 1972 May: Conclusion of negotiations over finalisation of architects’ account. 1973 7 April: Report by Monsignor McMahon on water ingress and other problems with new college. 1974 September: Collapse of roof over stairway in classroom block. 1974 14 November: Statement by GKC to Archdiocese, disclaiming ‘professional liability’ for problems of building. 1974 24 December: Promise by GKC to start repair work in early 1975. 1975 September: Withdrawal of Motherwell Diocese’s students from Cardross, to attend Drygrange Seminary 1976 Archbishop Scanlan, Former archbishop dies 25 March 1976 November: Decision in principle to close Cardross Seminary; application by First Hospitality Corporation of America for change of use of the complex to a hotel. 1980 February: Official closure of St Peter’s College; re-housing of Glasgow Province seminary in the former Convent of the Franciscan Nuns of the Immaculate Conception, Briar Road, Newlands. 1980 March: Planning application (later withdrawn) for change of use to conference centre. 1980 May : Withdrawal of First Hospitality Corporation of America’s planning application and offer of purchase. 1981 Jack Coia dies in August 12. APPENDICES CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT - VOLUME 1: ST PETER’S SEMINARY FEBRUARY 2008 292 Final Issue 1983 Beginning of four year use of former Cardross seminary building buildings by the diocese as a drug rehabilitation and detoxification centre. 1983 Archdiocese submitted application to demolish St Peter’s College. Application refused. 1985 November: Opening of new interdiocesan Chester College, Bearsden responsible for training priests for the whole country except St Andrews and Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. 1987 Closure of drug rehabilitation centre in former seminary, owing to deterioration of building. 1987 September: Statutory listing of St Paul’s Church, Glenrothes, (the first post war GKC building to be listed). 1987 Golf club purchased golf course. 1992 Preparation of (abortive) plans by the Walker Group for marketing and restoration of Cardross complex. 1992 6 August: Elevation of St Peter’s College by Historic Scotland from Category B to Category A. 1993 Classical House asked to consider a strategy for safeguarding St pPeter’s College. 1993 October: Planning application by Archdiocese for part-demolition of complex; application refused. 1993 October: Alternative planning proposals for conversion of the complex to flats, or for its retention as a consolidated ruin; acceptance of the second option (not yet acted upon, by September 1996). 1993 4 October: Redesignation of Chesters College as Scotus College, national seminary for the whole of Scotland. 1994 Report for DOCOMOMO The Scottish National Group 1994 Market assessment was commissioned from EDAW CR Planning for Dunbartonshire Enterprise. 1994 Planning application submitted for the conversion of the seminary to residential use, together with the development of a further 60 houses on the site of the walled garden and stable block (Refused 16 May 2004) Mothballing of the listed buildings (Approved) supported by enabling development of 24 houses (Refused 16 May 2004)
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