Basic Site Details Name: | Cowdenbeath Free Church | Town, district or village: | Cowdenbeath | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Builder of new church of 1891-2: A Wilson of Cowdenbeath. Cost of new building: between £2,000 and £2,200. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cowdenbeath Guthrie Memorial UF Church | | | | Guthrie Memorial Church | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | September 1862 | | Foundation stone | Original church | | 1863 | | Opened | Original church | | 14 February 1891 | | Advertisement for tenders | New church | | 25 August 1892 | | Opened | New church | | 23 September 1905 | | Advertisement for tenders | Alterations and additions |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Andrew Scobie | | | 1891 | 1892 | | | Thomas Hyslop Ure | | | 1905 | | Alterations and additions |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Ewing, W | | Annals of the Free Church | | | Volume II, p 142 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 6 March 1891 | XLV | | Supplement, p 4 | | Architect | Late 1892 | XLVIII | | p 192 | | Builder | 1892 | LXIII | | p 232 | | Building News | September 1862 | IX | | p 265 | | Building News | 1892 | LXIII | | p 336 | | Dunfermline Journal | 14 February 1891 | | | | | Dunfermline Journal | 23 September 1905 | | | |
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