Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Falkirk HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes Activities Open courtesy of St Andrew’s West Church.Wheelchair access to nave and aisle. Parking in town centre. OpeningTime1 10am - 4.30pm ArchitectName James Strang OpeningDate1 14/9/2019 OpeningDate2 15/9/2019 OpeningTime2 1.30pm - 3.30pm IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 13012 Refreshments No Street The street address St Andrew's West Church AddressLine2 Newmarket St Postcode FK1 1JH Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Andrew's West Church Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived falkirk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2038 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.00039,-3.785056; Description An account of the resource This tall red sandstone building with its 130ft tall spire dominates Newmarket Street. The use of red-snecked rubble makes it stand out from the neighbouring buildings. Above the entrance is a fine Burning Bush sculpture. The foundation stone for Falkirk Free Church was laid on 15th September 1894, and in January 1896 it opened at a total cost of £8,100. It was designed by James Strang in the mid-pointed Gothic style. The inside was refurbished last year and is now bright and clean. Colourful stained glass in a variety of styles fills the ground floor windows. It includes the figure of St Modan – the patron saint of the town – and the town’s coat of arms and motto, ”BETTER MEDDLE WI THE DEIL THAN THE BAIRNS O FALKIRK”. These are also to be found on the Burgh Buildings. On the window the lion has changed colour to yellow! The congregation’s war memorial is on the organ casing, and the roll of honour is in the main stair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894