Martyrs’ Church, St Andrews

Martyrs’ Church, St Andrews

The first version of Martyrs’ Church was built in the 1840s by a Free Church congregation (one of the groups that broke away from the Church of Scotland in the mid-nineteenth century). The congregation rapidly expanded, and in 1851 the building was remodelled by the architect John Milne to allow for the growing numbers attending the church. At the start of the twentieth century the Free Church became the United Free Church, which then in 1929 rejoined the Church of Scotland. Shortly before this reunion, Martyrs’ Church was again rebuilt, this time by the well-known Fife architects Gillespie and Scott. This version of the church was used as a place of worship until the early twenty-first century when the congregation joined with Hope Park Church. The formers Martyrs’ Church now serves as a research library for the University of St Andrews, and retains many of its distinctive architectural features.

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(1) Places of Worship in Scotland, Martyrs’ Church, St Andrews: http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/4721/name/Martyrs%27+Church%2C+St+Andrews+St+Andrews+and+St+Leonards+Fife [Accessed 7 May 2021]. (2) Page / Park, University of St Andrews, Martyrs Kirk: https://pagepark.co.uk/project/architecture/martyrs-kirk/ [Accessed 7 May 2021].

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Martyrs’ Church, St Andrews

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Church of Scotland,Free Church