Old Free Church
| Building summary | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name | Old Free Church |
| Address | Pleasance (or New Road), Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7AN |
| Other names | United Free Church |
| Parish Church Hall | |
| Date | 1844 |
| See map | Map D (36) |
| OS grid ref | NO 25476 07469 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'13"N 3°12'15"W |
| what3words | ///enormous.cubed.period |
| HES listing details[1] | |
| Category | B |
| Reference / Date | LB31293 / 12/01/1971 |
| Address/Site Name | Parish Church Hall, New Road |
| Description:
Dated 1844, originally Free Church. Plain gothic rectangle coursed rubble, 2-window gable front with Y-tracery and bellcote, small single-storey south verstry & c. wing. | |
| Statement of special interest:
Elevated site, prominent position overlooking East Port. | |
| 1963 listing details[2] | |
| Number: | 69 |
| Address/Site Name | Parish Church Hall, East Port |
| Description:
Dated 1844: oblong with Gothic belfry: coursed rubble and slate: elevated·site: originally Free Church | |
Old Free Church is a former place of worship (United Free Church) in Pleasance / New Road, Falkland, now converted to a private house.
Listings
| HES listing details[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reference: LB31293 | Date: 12/01/1971 | Category: B |
| Address/Site Name
Parish Church Hall, New Road | ||
| Description
Dated 1844, originally Free Church. Plain gothic rectangle coursed rubble, 2-window gable front with Y-tracery and bellcote, small single-storey south verstry & c. wing. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Elevated site, prominent position overlooking East Port. | ||
| 1963 listing details[4] |
|---|
| Number: 69 |
| Address/Site Name
Parish Church Hall, East Port |
| Description
Dated 1844: oblong with Gothic belfry: coursed rubble and slate: elevated·site: originally Free Church |
Previous uses
Place of worship (United Free Church), later a community hall from (?) 1975 to early 2000s.[5]
Extensions
Renovated early 2000s ?[5]
Further references
Prominently sited simple Gothic box built in 1844–5. Small spired bellcote with gableted openings.[6]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31293
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ HES record for LB31293
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Information from occupier.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife page 218.
Further images
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The church in the early 20th century at the end of the High Street (Town Hall on right)
