St Cuthbert's Church | |
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55°57′01″N4°55′39″W / 55.950202°N 4.9275993°W | |
OS grid reference | NS1730076890 |
Location | Dunoon, Argyll and Bute |
Country | Scotland |
History | |
Former name(s) | United Presbyterian Church |
Status | Demolished |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Robert Alexander Bryden |
Years built | 1874 |
Demolished | 1994 |
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