Methil and Denbeath Parish Church

Methil and Denbeath Parish Church

In 1931, some 300 years after the closure of the parish church in Methilhill, a new Church of Scotland parish church was constructed on Chemiss Road, close to the site of the medieval church. As with the new Methil Parish Church on Wellesley Road, the opening of the new church was necessitated by the growing population of Methil, in particular the mining districts inland from the port. Originally known as Methilhill Parish Church, it was constructed in 1931 in a style described by Gifford as Cheap gothic. As hall was added in the 1960s and there was a major repair in 2007, by which time, following a union with the Denbeath Parish Church, it had been renamed Methil and Denbeath Parish Church. It remains in use today.

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1. John Gifford, The Buildings of Scotland, Fife, (London, 1988), 2. ‘Methil and Denbeath Parish Church’, Places of Worship in Scotland, Accessed 9 October, 2021, http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/7776/name/Methil+and+Denbeath+Parish+Church+Wemyss+Fife

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Methil and Denbeath Parish Church

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