Basic Site Details

Name: Cowdenbeath Parish Church
Town, district or village: Cowdenbeath
City or county: Fife
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: New church of 1896-8 seated 500 and cost c. £1,800.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cowdenbeath West Church Later name

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Parish Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Broad StreetYes 
Item 2 of 2Natal PlaceYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 47 April 1834  Plans accepted by Heritors - original church
Item 2 of 44 June 1835  Church completed and inspected - original church
Item 3 of 418961898 New church
Item 4 of 48 June 1898 or 9 June 1898 Opened 

People

Design and Construction

The 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Thomas Hamilton  18491850 
Item 2 of 2John Whitelaw  18961898 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Gifford, John1988Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)  p131
Item 2 of 2Pride, Glen L1999The Kingdom of Fife2nd EditionThe Rutland Pressp73

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Architect17 June 1898LIX Supplement, p 17
Item 2 of 4Builder1898LXXIV p 618
Item 3 of 4Dunfermline Journal23 January 1897   
Item 4 of 4Dunfermline Journal11 June 1898   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Heritors Records CH 2/105/18, p 399