Basic Site Details

Name: Beith UF Church
Town, district or village: Beith
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: C listed
Grid ref:
Notes: First Free Church in Beith destroyed in 1916 by fire. Cost of rebuilding £11,000.

War Memorial (1946) with plaque below designed by Abdrew Jamieson and executed in the works of the Macneill Brothers.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 5Beith Trinity Church  
Item 2 of 5Beith UF Church  
Item 3 of 5Hamilfield Free Church  
Item 4 of 5Hamilfield UF Church  
Item 5 of 5Trinity Parish ChurchYes 

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Trinity Crescent  
Item 2 of 2Wilson StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31875 Plans approvedSite and plans agreed for new church by Robert Baldie
Item 2 of 31883 Build/constructionOriginal church (buildings of Scotland gives 1882-3)
Item 3 of 320 January 1926 Foundation stoneRebuilding and church halls

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 6Baldie & Tennant B1883 Original church
Item 2 of 6Robert Baldie B1883 Original church
Item 3 of 6William Tennant B1883 Original church
Item 4 of 6Arthur John Fryers A19231926Rebuilding and church halls
Item 5 of 6Fryers & Penman A19231926Rebuilding and church halls
Item 6 of 6Larmont Douglas Penman A19231926Rebuilding and church halls

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Beith Trinity Church2002Kirk Session of Beith   
Item 2 of 3Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp194
Item 3 of 3Close, Robert1992Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide Edinburgh: RIASp96

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register942Wilson Street, Beith Trinity Church (Church of Scotland)