Basic Site Details
| Name: | Beath Church |
| Town, district or village: | Cowdenbeath |
| City or county: | Fife |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost for 1834-35 building £800; cost of alterations £833. |
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 | |
| Old Perth Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 7 April 1834 | Plans accepted by Heritors - original church | ||
| 4 June 1835 | Church completed and inspected - original church | ||
| 1884 | 1886 | Alterations and additions | |
| 15 May 1886 | Advertisement for tenders | ||
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 | |
| James MacFarlane | 1834 | 1835 | |||
| John Whitelaw | 1884 | Alterations and additions | |||
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) | p131 | ||
| Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p73 |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | LI | p1042 | ||
| Dunfermline Journal | 15 May 1886 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | HR 56/1, 7 April 1834, 4 June 1835, 5 March 1886, 6 January 1887 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Kirk Session Records | CH2/105/16, pp161-165 | |