Forgan Parish Church

Forgan Parish Church

In the 1840s the minister of Forgan, Charles Nairn, supported the construction of a new parish church, located on the main road between Leuchars and Newport. The move was made partly in order to bring the church closer to the main centres of population in the parish, and also to allow for the construction of a larger building. The new Forgan Parish Church was designed by the architect David Bryce and could seat 600 people. At the end of the nineteenth century stained glass windows made by Morris and Co., after a design by Edward Burne-Jones, were installed in the church – the windows depict Faith and Hope. Forgan Parish Church remained a place of worship until 1981. It is now a private residence.

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1840

Dante Clementi

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A.P. Bogie, History of the Church in Forgan Parish (Tayport, 1974). Historic Environment Scotland, Listed Building Designation for ‘Forgan Parish Kirk’: https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB10800 [Accessed February 2024]. Newport-on-Tay History Website: https://www.newportontayhistory.org.uk/people/forgan-church-2 [Accessed February 2024]. William Waters, Burne-Jones Catalogue Raisonne: https://www.eb-j.org/browse-artwork-detail/MjM1NjE= [Accessed February 2024].

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Forgan Parish Church

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