Basic Site Details
| Name: | Leven Free Church |
| Town, district or village: | Leven |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Leven (N. B.): Free Church.—On Tuesday se'nnight this building was opened for service. The church exteriorly, is rather a handsome one, and the internal fittings are tasteful and substantial; but there is a defect in the inside which mars the effect of the design. The side walls are so low, and the gallery so close up to it, that the upper part of the windows are all but hidden. The architect was the late Mr. Hay. The entire cost of the building was £.3,100. [Building News 20 December 1861 p1009] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Leven Forman Parish Church | ||
| Leven Forman UF Church | ||
| St Andrew's Church | Yes | |
| St Andrews Church | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Church | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Church Road | Yes | |
| Durie Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1860 | 1861 | Opened December 1861 | |
| 1911 | Organ designed (& installed) | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| J, W H & J M Hay ('The Hays of Liverpool') | Architectural practice | A | 1860 | 1861 | |
| James Murdoch Hay | Architect | A | 1860 | 1861 | |
| John Hay | Architect | A | 1860 | 1861 | |
| William Hardie Hay | Architect | A | 1860 | 1861 | |
| Henry Francis Kerr | Architect | 1911 | Organ designed (& installed) | ||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Bain Hall | Cost: £830. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | p311 | ||
| Walker, David M | 2002 | Presbyterian Variations on Themes by Sharpe and Pugin:The Scottish Work of the Hays of Liverpool | Architectural Heritage XIII, Journal of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, pp99-127 | p124 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 20 December 1861 | VII | p1009 | |
| East of Fife Record | 14 December 1861 | |||
| North British Advertiser | 28 April 1860 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 46494 | |