Old Parish Church, Peterhead

Old Parish Church (also known as Muckle Kirk)[2] is a Category A listed building located on Maiden Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Local brothers Robert and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806,[1][3][4] to a design by Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh.[5] Its Burgerhuys bell dates to 1647.[6]

Old Parish Church
The church in 2013
57°30′18″N 1°46′58″W
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Specifications
Spire height118 feet[1]

The church closed in 2016, and its congregation merged with Peterhead's Trinity Church to form Peterhead New Parish Church.[7]

  • View of the church's southern side from Maiden Street. The church hall, built in 1896, is in the foreground
    View of the church's southern side from Maiden Street. The church hall, built in 1896, is in the foreground
  • The exterior entrance to the church hall
    The exterior entrance to the church hall

See also

References
  1. McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 185158-231-2.
  2. "Councillors asked to approve plans to 'repair, renew and enhance' Peterhead's conservation area" - The Press and Journal, 9 May, 2019
  3. PETERHEAD OLD PARISH CHURCH - Historic Environment Scotland
  4. Alexander Laing at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
  5. Robert Mitchell at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
  6. Peterhead, Erroll Street, Old Parish Church - Canmore.org.uk
  7. Peterhead New Parish Church - LocalPrayers.com
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