Basic Site Details Name: | Village Church | Town, district or village: | Broxburn | City or county: | West Lothian | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | First Free church in Broxburn built 1846. Church enlarged 1879 and again 1889 when a hall was added. The hall burnt down in 1892 and the church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1893. The church is much as it was when the design was exhibited by Fairley in 1894.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Broxburn West Church | | | | Broxburn West UF Church | | | | Thomas Brown Funeral Director | | | | United Free Church | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | West Main Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1846 | | Build/construction | | | 1879 | | Addition | | | 1889 | 1890 | Addition | Addition and reconstruction | | 15 June 1889 | | Foundation stone | For reconstruction - newspapers seem to suggest that the church was a complete rebuild. | | 1892 | | Destruction/demolition | Hall burnt down | | 1893 | | Reconstruction | Reconstruction and enlargement | | 1894 | | Design exhibited | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Graham Fairley | | A | 1889 | 1890 | McWilliam gives this date for the church in Station Road but that is clearly not correct. It must refer to the work in 1889-90 by James Graham Fairley on this church. | | James Graham Fairley | | | 1893 | 1894 | Reconstruction and enlargement of church |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1894 | | | | p25 | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | 1894, no 1623 | | McWilliam, Colin | 1978 | Lothian (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Evening News | 25 October 1888 | | | p4 | | Midlothian Advertiser | 12 April 1946 | | | p3 Centenary celebrations. | | West Lothian Courier | 15 May 1889 | | | p5. | | West Lothian Courier | 15 February 1963 | | | p17. Proposed union of St Nicholas and West Church | | West Lothian Courier | 14 March 1975 | | | p14. Delay in Union because of disagreement over the new name | | West Lothian Courier | 23 May 1975 | | | p1. Possibility of the church, hall, manse and properties of the former Broxburn West Church being sold to provide housing for old people. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Uphall South Church History Group | Information sent to Dictionary | | Sent June 2016 |
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