Renfrew North Parish Church

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The Renfrew North Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Renfrew in the Council Area Renfrewshire . In 1997 the structure was included in the Scottish Monument Lists in Monument Category B. The church is still in use as such today.

history

The history of the parish goes back to the "disruption" in 1843. The Free Church of Scotland was formed and the parish of Renfrew is one of the earliest of this movement. The foundation stone for a separate church building was laid on July 19, 1843 and the building finally opened on October 22 of the same year. The construction cost was £ 843.

With the growing community, however, the building soon proved to be too small, which is why a new building was decided in 1881. The foundation stone of what is now Renfrew North Parish Church was laid on November 25 of that year, and the first service was finally held on December 20 of the following year. With the merger in 1900 the parish initially belonged to the United Free Church of Scotland , which in turn merged with the Church of Scotland in 1929. A new community hall was added in 1952.

description

The neo-Gothic building is on Renfield Street ( A741 ) in the city center next to the Renfrew Parish Council Chambers . A two-story bell tower with blind pillars and corner turrets rises to the left of the south-facing front . In the middle on the south side is the two-winged main portal with cloaks and decorated fittings. Above that, two tracery consisting of twin lancet windows and, finally, a central five-pass filter are installed. On the opposite side of the building there is a triplet lancet window. The roof is covered with slate .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Information from the parish

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Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 49.5 "  N , 4 ° 23 ′ 11.3"  W.