Basic Site Details Name: | Cowdenbeath Parish Church | Town, district or village: | Cowdenbeath | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | New church of 1896-8 seated 500 and cost c. £1,800. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cowdenbeath West Church | | Later name |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Parish Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Broad Street | Yes | | | Natal Place | Yes | |
EventsThe 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 | | 1896 | 1898 | | New church | | 8 June 1898 or 9 June 1898 | | Opened | |
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 | | Thomas Hamilton | | | 1849 | 1850 | | | John Whitelaw | | | 1896 | 1898 | |
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 | | Pride, Glen L | 1999 | The Kingdom of Fife | 2nd Edition | The Rutland Press | p73 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 17 June 1898 | LIX | | Supplement, p 17 | | Builder | 1898 | LXXIV | | p 618 | | Dunfermline Journal | 23 January 1897 | | | | | Dunfermline Journal | 11 June 1898 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Heritors Records | | CH 2/105/18, p 399 |
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