(SMR 133)
NS 8705 8295
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1843 |
Larbert Free Church | |
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1900 |
also Stenhousemuir FC | |
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1929 |
Larbert East United Free Church | 1929 |
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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 stained glass.
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MINISTERS OF LARBERT FREE CHURCH |
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1843 |
Bonar, John | |
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May 1868 |
MacPherson, Finlay | Dec 1893 |
| Balfour, Peter | Oct 1895 | |
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Mar 1896 |
Bogle, Andrew Nisbet | Jul 1903 |
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Sep 1903 |
Spence, Alexander Easton | Apr 1911 |
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Aug 1911 |
Mitchell, William Chisholm | Apr 1925 |
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Sep 1925 |
Fulton, John Wilson | Apr 1946 |
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Dec 1946 |
McPhail, Peter | Feb 1958 |
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Jul 1958 |
Melrose, James Henderson Loudon | Oct 1969 |
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Feb 1964 |
Murray, Eric John | |
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1995 |
Crosthwaite, M | |
G.B. Bailey (2019)
