OS1/13/101/38
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN CHURCH formerly Trinity Church | Town Church Town Church Trinity or Parish Church Town Church Parish Church Ecclesia parochialis sancta Tunitatis Town Church Town Church |
John Ramsay St Andrews George Boyack Convenor etc St Andrews Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account for Scotland] 1845 map of St Andrews 1843 Fullarton's Gazetteer 1847 Birds Eye view of St Andrews about 1530 Sibbalds Hist. [History] of Fife p. [page] 352 Leighton's Hist. [History] vol. [volume] 3 p. [page] 33 |
012 | This Church is of a very plain style of architecture, but very large and was rebuilt in 1798 on the site of the old Parish Church said to be erected by Bishop Turgot so long ago as the year 1112. It is attended by two Ministers Dr Robert Haldane as first and the Rev George Buist 2nd. It is seated for about 2200 persons, comprising about 1100 Communicants, there is a Monument to the memory of Archbishop Sharp who was murdered in 1679 on Magus Muir, in the South wing of it. The first Minister receives on an average about £900 yearly & the 2nd £350 |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 38Parish of St Andrews Sheet 1 Trace 7
North Side of South Street [Situation]
[Signed] James McAna [McAnally] CA [Clerical Assistant or Civilian Assistant]
Transcriber's notes
Some words are partly lost in tight binding of right margin on this page.The Description continues on Page 39.
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