East Kilbride Old Parish Church

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Title

East Kilbride Old Parish Church

Description

The present B listed building built by James Pollock as completed in 1775, the Scotch Belfry Tower by Robert Pollock was added in 1818. Behind the Church is the Kirk yard where notable gravestones include the parents of the famous surgeons William and John Hunter and Rev. James French, minister of the Old Parish Church (1791-1835), who was tutor to the young Walter Scott. The 18th century mausoleum of the Stuarts of Torrance family has recently been restored.

Source

southlanarkshire

Date

1776, 1818, 1862

Type

Museum

Identifier

3443

Spatial Coverage

current,55.76496,-4.176006;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

The Village

Place

East Kilbride

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

James Pollock, Robert Pollock, W Pomphrey

AddressLine2

3-5 Montgomery Street

OpeningDate1

29/9/2018

OpeningTime1

10:00-15:00

Activities

Guided tours of Church And Graveyard

Music and refreshments?

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

Yes

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

8959

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

G74 4JS

Citation

“East Kilbride Old Parish Church,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3442.

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