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Secession Church, Drummond Street, Comrie

A Category C Listed Building in Comrie, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3743 / 56°22'27"N

Longitude: -3.9869 / 3°59'12"W

OS Eastings: 277386

OS Northings: 721991

OS Grid: NN773219

Mapcode National: GBR 19.2B9Q

Mapcode Global: WH4N0.Q1PQ

Plus Code: 9C8R92F7+P6

Entry Name: Secession Church, Drummond Street, Comrie

Listing Name: Drummond Street, Commercial Lane, Former Secession Church

Listing Date: 18 October 1977

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 337732

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6204

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200337732

Location: Comrie

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathearn

Parish: Comrie

Traditional County: Perthshire

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Description

Circa 1780. rectangular church with 2-storey 3-window manse building at W gable in L-plan arrangement. Harled with margins at openings; piended overall roof with SW gabled outshot reclad in corrugated iron, 2 tall round-headed windows alternate with 3 square-headed doors (2 completely built up, 1 as window) on flank. Stabling integrated into body of church. 19th century piers and stalls still intact.

Statement of Interest

Poor condition, used as store. Congregation founded in 1740 by Rev JamesMcGregor of Lochearnfoot, who aceded to Associate Pesbytery 13 March 1739. Met in open air with services at infrequent intervals until original church was built circa 1750. Historical association with the earthquakes from 1789 onwards.

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