By way of a total contrast to the massive stone structures of the Victorian and Edwardian periods the Baptist Church is pretty utilitarian. It is of steel frame construction with steel roof beams and brick walls relieved by a high line of windows that provide ample light to the interior. It was constructed in the 1970s for the Brethren Church, but was purchased a decade later by the Baptist Church when they gave up their town centre premises in South Street. The open format allows the hall auditorium to be used for many purposes, such as a nursery or meeting place. The location is highly significant. It lay just to the north of the original St Andrew’s Free Church on Boundary Street. This street gets its name as the frontier between the parishes of Kinneil and Carriden.

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