Drumblade Parish Church
Church (18th Century) (1773)
Site Name Drumblade Parish Church
Classification Church (18th Century) (1773)
Canmore ID 17867
Site Number NJ54SE 6
NGR NJ 58819 40264
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17867
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Drumblade
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Parish Church, 1773. Very plain harled box enlivened by cake confection of 1641 bellcote; original pulpit and gallery front retained in recast interior. Bissets of Lessendrum commemorated by mural tablets, including one to William, Lord Bishop of Raphoe, d.1834, whose cushion and mitre strike an exotic note. Some fine stones in kirkyard, including a
winged soul of 1762 (although too many laid flat and disappearing under grass-cuttings). Renovated 1829, five rectangular windows reglazed with regrettable sub-floral glass, 1900.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ54SE 6.00 58819 40264
NJ54SE 6.01 58834 40248 Churchyard
NJ54SE 26.00 58743 40296 Drumblade House (Manse)
(NJ 5882 4026) Ch (NAT)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1928)
The former church at Drumblade was erected in 1641. There is a date-stone built into the belfry of the present church (erected in 1773) which confirms this date.
A Jervise 1875-9.
1773; renovated 1829; interior recast; 1641 belfry.
G Hay 1957.
The present church is in use for religious services. There is no trace of the former church, but the date stone as described in Jervise (1875-9) is still visible.
Visited by OS (EGC) 2 October 1961.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Records Office
Contract for building the New Church.
Letter from Alexander Innes intimating that the contract has been signed with Alexander Duffus.
1773 GD 44/Sec 37/Bundle 30
Roofing of the Church and repair of the Manse.
Payment of £10 to account of the expense.
Cashbook entry.
1771 GD 44/Sec 52/150
Rebuilding of the Church.
The proposals of the Heritors and their decision to advertise for workmen to contract for this work.
1771 GD 44/Sec 37/Bundle 30
Two Plans for the proposed new Church.
(1) By George Morrison 1771. (2) By [?] Fleming. N. D.
[1771] GD 44/Sec 37/Bundle 30
Specification for the New Church.
The Heritors have resolved that it should be built 'Northward the whole breadth of the present Church'.
1772 GD 44/Sec 37/Bundle 30
Estimate for building the New Church.
They include :
Fleming and Cooper £254. 0. 0
Duffus £261. 1. 8
Morrison, Sellar and Thomson £347. 5. 10
Petrie and Rainy £226. 0. 0
1772 GD 44/Sec 37/Bundle 30
