OS1/1/1/288
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREYFRIARS' CHURCH | Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church Greyfriars' Church |
A Fraser Esqr. City Chamberlain Revd. [Reverend] Joseph Henderson Incumbent Mr. A Simpson Session Clerk Fullarton's Gazetteer Vol I. Statistical Account. 1843 Courage's Brief Survey of Aber. [Aberdeen] Post Office Directory 1865:66 |
075 | This place of worship, which is situated in the east side of the Broadgate, (now Broad Street) belonged in Ancient times to the monastery of the Franciscan or Grey Friars established at Aberdeen. The Church is said to have been originally erected for the friars, by Bishop Gavin Dunbar about the beginning of the sixteenth Century, and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. After the Reformation, the Magistrates and town Council by a Charter from King James VI dated December 30th 1567. acquired right to the property of those friars, for the purpose of establishing a public hospital for the reception and support of indigent persons who were lame and disabled of orphans and Young Children. This intended institution however never having taken place, the property with the reservation of the Church, was in the Year 1576, sold, by the Council to three of the Citizens for the Consideration of an annual feu duty. In the Year 1592 it was again purchased by the Magistrates from the proprietors at the time for the sum of eighteen hundred Merks of price and presented by them to George Earl Marischal, for the site of the College which he had in view to establish. Although the Church had been reserved by the magistrate as a place of worship to the town, it remained in a state of neglect for several years. In the year 1617 it was ordered to be repaired under the Authority of an act of Council and to be fitted up with pews for the exercise of prayer and other acts of devotion. Afterwards a gallery was erected in it for the accommodation of the magistrates, on whom the right of patronage was Conferred by the Charter to the Burgh for Charles I in the Year 1638 -- There remains very little of the Ancient structure besides the side walls and a fine Gothic window at the south end. About the Year 1768 the Church underwent a thorough repair, and was reduced in length nearly 20 feet which was taken from the north end an aisle and gallery was Constructed on the east side -- Kennedy's Annals Vol II. This Church is now one of the six City Churches and is seated to accommodate about 1000 persons the Revd. [Reverend] Joseph Henderson is the present Minister. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 288 City of AberdeenTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, Liz Dow
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
