Basic Site Details Name: | Lochgelly Free Church | Town, district or village: | Lochgelly | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Lochgelly UF Church | | | | Macainsh Parish Church | | | | St Serf's Parish Church | Yes | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Main Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1849 | | | Some inconsistency about the date of this church appears in HS list | | 19 July 1857 | | Opened | Buildings of Scotland research notes give 1857; Groome gives 1858. | | 1880 | | | New gallery, porch rebuilt, platform extended etc | | 1884 | | | Extension to session hall |
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 | | ___ Downie | | A | 1837 | 1858 | | | James Robertson | | A | 1857 | 1858 | Acted as builder | | James M Thomson | | B | 1879 | 1880 | New gallery, porch rebuilt, platform extended etc | | Robert Thornton Shiells | | B | 1879 | 1880 | New gallery, porch rebuilt, platform extended etc | | Shiells & Thomson | | B | 1879 | 1880 | New gallery, porch rebuilt, platform extended etc | | Andrew Scobie | | | 1880 | | Extension to session hall |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | | | Houston, Archibald McNeill | 1924 | Auchterderran | | Paisley | p207 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 47755 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Managers' Minutes and Deacons' Court Minutes | | CH3/864/2 Meeting from 5 July 1879 to January 1880; 13 August 1884 and 3 December 1884 |
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