Falkland Parish Church
| Building details | |
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| Name | Falkland Parish Church |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | The Established Church (1900s) |
| Date | 1848–50 |
| Architect | David Bryce |
| OS Grid Ref | NO252074 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'12"N 3°12'29"W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing reference | LB31254 |
Falkland Parish Church is a Church of Scotland place of worship, and one of the most prominent buildings in Falkland, situated on the north side of the High Street.
Paid for by Mr & Mrs Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce, replacing an earlier church on the site.
| HES listing details[1] |
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| Address/Site Name
Falkland Parish Church High Street |
| Description
David Bryce 1849. Early pointed, 4-bay rectangle with 5 bell tower, lucarned and pinnacled broach spire: stugged ashlar, slated. |
| Statement of special interest
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. |
Special features
Organ by William Hill & Son and Norman & Beard, 1930.[2]
Former ministers
- 1898–1912: Rev. A. Lyon Johnston
- 1912 onwards:Rev. J. K. Russell
Further references
[...] Very competent, but the grey stone's texture makes it unlovable. Standard mid-C19 Presbyterian rectangle, the bulk disguised by gableted buttresses. Against the S gable, steeple with a lucarned spire, its profile a distinctive feature of the town seen from a distance. Impressive interior. [...][2]
Notes
- ↑ HES
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gifford, Fife, page 218.
Gallery
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Church and fountain
Interior, possibly 1930s
