Old Free Church
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| Building summary | |
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| Name | Old Free Church |
| Address | Pleasance (or New Road), Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7AN |
| Other names | United Free Church; Parish Church Hall |
| Date | 1844 |
| OS grid ref | NO254074 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'13"N 3°12'15"W |
Old Free Church is a former place of worship (United Free Church) in Pleasance / New Road, Falkland, now converted to a private house.
| HES listing details[1] | ||
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| 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. | ||
Previous uses
Place of worship (United Free Church), later a community hall from (?) 1975 to early 2000s.[2]
Extensions
Renovated early 2000s ?[2]
Further references
Prominently sited simple Gothic box built in 1844–5. Small spired bellcote with gableted openings.[3]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31293
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information from occupier.
- ↑ Gifford, Fife page 218.
Further images
The church in the early 20th century at the end of the High Street (Town Hall on right)
