Wellpark Mid Kirk
The Wellpark Mid Kirk , former New Church or Mid Kirk is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Greenock in Inverclyde . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. The church is still in use as such.
history
The Parish Greenock was established in the 1590s . In order to take into account the increasing number of inhabitants in the following centuries, the parish was divided several times, with a separate parish church being built in each parish. In 1741 the Parish "Middle" or "New" was created. The construction of the associated parish church began in 1759 and the building was finally completed and opened in 1761. The organ was installed in 1768. Initially, the building did not have a bell tower; one was only added in 1787. The church was renovated in 1878 and finally restored in 2000. In the course of an air raid during World War II , the Mid Kirk was damaged and the leaded glass windows shattered. New windows were financed from compensation payments in 1951. Douglas Hamilton provided the design . In 1996 the parishes of Mid Kirk and Wellpark West were merged to form Wellpark Mid Kirk .
description
Wellpark Mid Kirk is located in downtown Greenock across from the City Hall . The stucco-adorned facades are worked in the Renaissance style. The entrance area on the northeast side is preceded by a portico with four Ionic columns . A 44 m high bell tower rises above it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information from the parish
- ↑ Information from the parish
- ^ Information from the Scotland's Churches Trust
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
- Entry on Wellpark Mid Kirk in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′ 49.7 " N , 4 ° 45 ′ 23.2" W.