Old travel Blog photograph of St James Roman Catholic Church in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Church of St James is on the edge of the cliffs at the west end of The Scores, St Andrews, aligned west to east and in a small enclosure. Built in the Arts and Crafts Romanesue style, it was the first commission of the architect Reginald Fairlie. Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie, born 7 March 1883, died 27 October 1952, was a Scottish architect. He served as a commissioner of RCAHMS and on the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland. Born at Kincaple, Fife, he was the son of J. Ogilvy Fairlie of Myers, born 1848, died 1916, and Jane Mary Fairlie. He was educated at the Oratory School in Birmingham, England. A faithful Roman Catholic, Fairlie designed many war memorials, churches and restorations of castles. From a long list of commissions, only a handful fall outside the borders of Scotland. Fairlie lived the life of a bachelor, with a personal servant, Robertson, serving him faithfully until death in 1938. Fairlie died in St. Raphael’s Nursing Home in the Grange, Edinburgh, but was buried with his parents in the Eastern Cemetery in St Andrews. His grave stone was carved by his friend Hew Lorimer.
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