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Irvine, Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church

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Church (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Irvine, Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church

Classification Church (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Kirkgate Square; Kirk Vennel; Riverside Walk; Peden Place

Canmore ID 41944

Site Number NS33NW 38

NGR NS 32205 38672

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41944

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the SE.
Oblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the E.Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'I was a stranger and ye took me in'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'Suffer little children'Interior. 1st floor, sailors' loft commemorative plaqueInterior. 1st floor, view from WInterior. Stained glass window, detail of manufacturer's name W. & J.J. Kier, GlasgowInterior. Ground floor, detail of bronze shieldView from EInterior, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineWoman of Capernaum, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineOrgan, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvinePew detail with Fisher of Men window in background, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineView from ENE.Oblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the NE.Interior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'Christ at the Closed Door'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'Naked and ye clothed me'Interior. 1st floor, sailors' loft, memorial plaque to Bryce GullilandInterior. 1st floor, memorial plaque to John Ferguson EsquireInterior. 1st floor, The Burgh stained glass windowwindowModel of churchView from cemetery to SEView from SSEOblique aerial view of Irvine Old Parish Church, looking E.James Armour memorial window, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineJames Armour memorial window, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineOrgan, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvinePulpit Detail, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'Fishers of Men'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'I was an hungered, and ye gave me drink'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'I was sick and ye visited me'Interior. Ground floor, view from NView from SSEView from SSEView from WOrgan, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineWoman of Samaria window, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineIrvine Old Parish Church, Kirkgate, Irvine, AyrshireOblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the NW.Interior. Ground floor, sample patterned stained glass windowInterior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'Christ and his Disciples'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'I was thirsty and ye gave me drink'1st floor, stained glass window showing the 'The Nativity' at Irvine Old Parish Church, Kirkgate.Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'The sermon on the mount'Interior. General view of ceiling from SWInterior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to David FrewInterior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken V.C.Interior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to Helen MortonGeneral view through gate piers to ESpire, view from SWSpire, view from SWMarion Dunlop Rowatt and Janet Miller memorial window, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineFishers of Men window, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineCeiling Rose, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineMemorial to Bryce Gulliland, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'The Good Samaritan'Interior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'The woman of Capernaum'Interior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'The Woman of Samaria'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'I was in prison and you came unto me'Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'Faith, Hope, Love'Interior. 1st floor, Burns commemorative windowInterior. 1st floor, view from WInterior. View of ceiling from NWTower, view from SWFont, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineMemorial to Andrew Cunningham, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineView from WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the Church with the churchyard adjacent, taken from the NNW.Interior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'Moses'Interior. 1st floor, The Burgh stained glass windowInterior. Ground floor, view from NInterior. View of organInterior. Plan view of ceiling roseView from cemetery to SEDetail of carved panel set into wall by SW entranceView from WNW.View from ENE.Interior, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior. 1st floor, sample patterned stained glass windowInterior. 1st floor, stained glass window 'Boaz and Ruth'Interior. 1st floor, The Rev. Alexander Macara memorial windowInterior. Ground floor, view from NInterior. 1st floor, view from EInterior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to Rev. Henry Ranken B.D.View from SEDetail of clock on SW face of towerInterior, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineMemorial to David Frew, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior, Irvine Old Parish Church, IrvineInterior, Irvine Old Parish Church Hall, Kirkgate, Irvine, AyrshireIrvine, Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church, NS33NW 38, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoInterior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'The Shepherds'Interior. Ground floor, stained glass window 'Jairus' Daughter'Interior. 1st floor, view from SInterior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to Andrew CunninghameInterior. Ground floor, memorial plaque to Alexander LongmuirView from SSpire, view from EChrist and His Disciples window, Irvine Old Parish Church, Irvine

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Administrative Areas

  • Council North Ayrshire
  • Parish Irvine
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Cunninghame
  • Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS33NW 38.00 32205 38672

Irvine Old Parish Church [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, May 2010.

NS33NW 38.01 Centred NS 32177 38638 Churchyard

Church built 1774 partly on the site of its predecessor, various repairs up to 1830. Tombstones in burial-ground date back to 1596 and include that of Covenanters James Blackwood and John McCoull, executed in 1666. The stone marking the grave was erected in 1823.

Pais Reg 1832; NSA 1845; J Gibson 1881; J Thomson 1903; H Scott 1915-61; R Reid 1919; A McJannet 1938; G Hay 1957; I B Cowan 1967; A S Horne and J B Hardie 1974; A T Simpson and S Stevenson 1980.

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Architecture Notes

NS33NW 38.00 32205 38672

NS33NW 38.01 32177 38638 Churchyard

NMRS REFERENCE

NMRS Microfilm & Microfiche Collection

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS WITHIN CUNNINGHAME DISTRICT

copyright: Cunninghame District Council

acc.no. 1990/57

Reels 4 - 6 (Irvine Area), accompanied by index on microfiche

Large classical box church with elegant steeple by David Muir 1772-4. Interior has fine C19 stained glass, some by the Keir family and a modern window dedicated to Burns who worshipped in the church when resident in Irvine. Interior underwent repair and restoration at least twice in the C19.

Photographed on behalf of the Buildings of Scotland publications.

RCAHMS 2009.

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2007 RCAHMS Aerial Survey

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