Old Parish Church, Peterhead

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Old Parish Church
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The church in 2013
Old Parish Church, Peterhead
57°30′18″N1°46′58″W / 57.504940°N 1.782712°W / 57.504940; -1.782712
Denomination Church of Scotland
Specifications
Spire height118 feet [1]

Old Parish Church (also known as Muckle Kirk) [2] is a Category A listed building located on Maiden Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Local brothers Robert and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806, [1] [3] [4] to a design by Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh. [5] Its Burgerhuys bell dates to 1647. [6]

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The church closed in 2016, and its congregation merged with Peterhead's Trinity Church to form Peterhead New Parish Church. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 160. ISBN   185158-231-2.
  2. ↑ "Councillors asked to approve plans to 'repair, renew and enhance' Peterhead's conservation area" - The Press and Journal , 9 May, 2019
  3. ↑ PETERHEAD OLD PARISH CHURCH - Historic Environment Scotland
  4. ↑ Alexander Laing at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
  5. ↑ Robert Mitchell at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
  6. ↑ Peterhead, Erroll Street, Old Parish Church - Canmore.org.uk
  7. ↑ Peterhead New Parish Church - LocalPrayers.com


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