Basic Site Details Name: | Cowdenbeath UP Church | Town, district or village: | Cowdenbeath | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Seated between 500 and 700; cost between £1,500 and £2,000 (sources vary). | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cairns Church | Yes | | | Cowdenbeath Cairns UF 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 | | Church Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1892 | 1893 | | | | 20 February 1892 | | Advertisement for tenders | | | 25 May 1893 or 29 May 1893 | | Opened | | | 1975 | | | Church and halls redeveloped as multi-purpose complex and reopened. |
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 | | John Whitelaw | | | 1892 | 1893 | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1988 | Fife (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p131 | | Scott, Hew | | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae | | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd | Volume X, p 271 | | Small, Robert | 1904 | History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 | | Edinburgh: Riverside Press | Volume I, p 373 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 1893 | LXIV | | p 756 | | Dunfermline Journal | 20 February 1892 | | | | | Dunfermline Journal | 27 May 1893 | | | |
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