SMR 1724/ NS 8565 7064
A mission was started in Limerigg by Slamannan Parish Church in the early 1880s and a building erected in 1885. It re-opened in 1953 after repairs required due to storm damage. It was known locally as the “Tin Tabernacle”.
Its side walls were of brick and the roof and gables were clad with corrugated steel. The main gable faced onto the Limerigg Road and had a central porch with two lancet windows above placed to either side of a cross.
The building was found to be unstable and needed to be demolished in 2003.
Timeline
1885: Mission started by Slamannan Parish Church in the early 1880s and a building erected in 1885.
1900s: Ministry at the mission reverts back to the Parish Church.
1951: Church wrecked by a gale.
1953: Re-opened. It was known locally as the “Tin Tabernacle”.
2003: The building was found to be unstable and needed to be demolished.
Bell: Purchased from Chapel St in Airdrie.
Ministers of Limerigg Church of Scotland
| 1885 | Waugh, George | Feb 1890 |
| Brown, A | April 1893 | |
| Jun 1893 | Waddell, Alex | Jan 1898 |
| Apr 1898 | Lorraine, J J | |
| Apr 1901 | Arnot |
Bibliography
| Jaques, R. | 2001 | Falkirk and District, an Illustrated Architectural Guide. |
| Limerigg Parish Church | 1950s | Underlining the frontier feel, Waltons’-style House of God in cream render with lancet windows, stained timber frontage, porch and corrugated roofing. [p. 111] |
| Falkirk Herald | 1886 | 6 October 1886, 1: Limerigg Church opening service to be conducted by Rev John Kerr, Dirleton Parish Church. |
| Falkirk Herald | 1898 | 1 January 1898, 7: Cinematograph Entertainments. —In Limerigg Church on Tuesday evening two cinematograph entertainments were given. In the Parish Church on Thursday evening two performances… |
| Falkirk Herald | 1953 | 25 April 1953, 9: Limerigg Church was re-dedicated and re-opened on Sunday… the church was wrecked over a year ago in the gale which swept over Scotland on Sunday 20 December 1951. The work of restoration has been carried through almost entirely by voluntary effort. The men of the congregation appointed one of their number, James Rintoul, Master of Works, and under his direction the work has been completed. The Women’s Guild organised the raising of the Funds, and in thirteen months their efforts had brought in nearly £300. |
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