(SMR 133)
NS 8705 8295
1843 | Larbert Free Church | |
1900 | also Stenhousemuir FC | |
1929 | Larbert East United Free Church | 1929 |
1929 | Larbert East Church of Scotland |
TIMELINE
1843: The Rev John Bonar of Larbert Parish Church walked out and started to preach at Cargill’s Thorn in the name of the Free Church.
1844: Small church erected in Kirk Avenue facing Main Street at a cost of £700. The building at the east end of the parish was an unassuming structure with a burial ground.
1900: New church building begun.
1903: Church opened in March at a cost of £5,000 on the site of the old church.
1914-18: Church hall used as canteen.
1918: Halls destroyed by fire.
1924: New halls cost £3,400. Memorial stone laid 28th December 1923. Above the door is the motto “NEC TAMEN CONSUMEBATUR”.
MANSE
1880s: Manse on east side of Stirling Street.
1929? New manse in Carronvale Road to replace old manse 1.5 miles from the church.
1938: Manse sold to Stirling C.C. for £430.
BELL
1887: 8.25 cwt in B-flat.
WINDOW
See separate entry for Larbert East Church stained glass windows.
CHURCHYARD
See separate entry for inventory and index of gravestones in Larbert East Churchyard
MINISTERS OF LARBERT FREE CHURCH
1843 | Bonar, John | |
May 1868 | MacPherson, Finlay | Dec 1893 |
| Balfour, Peter | Oct 1895 | |
Mar 1896 | Bogle, Andrew Nisbet | Jul 1903 |
Sep 1903 | Spence, Alexander Easton | Apr 1911 |
Aug 1911 | Mitchell, William Chisholm | Apr 1925 |
Sep 1925 | Fulton, John Wilson | Apr 1946 |
Dec 1946 | McPhail, Peter | Feb 1958 |
Jul 1958 | Melrose, James Henderson Loudon | Oct 1969 |
Feb 1964 | Murray, Eric John | |
1995 | Crosthwaite, M |
