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offered to bear a proportion of the costs of enlarging the church with sufficient seats for his family and tenants, a new manse, and a school for "training up the young ones". In 1677 there was agreement for the Lairds of
Greenock to fund expanding the north and south aisles, while Thomas Craufurd was to fund extending the west aisle; "the side walls and gavels to be the height and breadth of the auld building. The pulpit to be placed in the west corner of the south aisle."
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Kirk, which opened in 1761. At this time, the original church became known as the Old Parish Church, and later the West Parish Church. From 1774, more churches followed. The walls of the West church were raised by about 3.5 feet (1.1 m) in 1767, prior to renewal of the roof. A new Manse to the west was feued in 1787. In the 1790s the pews were square.
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Greenock, but it was not until 1636 that the lords commissioners for the plantation of churches decreed that the parish should also cover Easter Greenock and various other lands, with Shaw of Greenock as the patron of the enlarged parish. Johnne Schawe died in 1593, he may have been buried under the east aisle.
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Sundays, these seats were reserved for the poor as a place of honour. The main part of the floor was earthen, at some stage covered by open timber slats. The earth could still be seen between the slats, and over the years a number of coins fell through. The church windows were fitted with clear glass
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began negotiations to enlarge their yard over the churchyard. They provided a site further along the coast, and built the Pirrie Hall on the new site as a church hall which was used as temporary accommodation for the congregation from
February 1925, while the kirk was rebuilt. In January 1928 the Old
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Lofts (or galleries) with nearly level floors were added above the main ground floor; permission was given on 9 December 1697 to build the
Sailors' Loft above the south aisle, which then had the only stair inside the church. The Farmer's Loft was built above the north aisle, and the west gallery was
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About 1696 the west (Carts-burn) aisle and north gable were extended by 15 feet (4.6 m), and the south gable by 10 feet (3.0 m), so the cruciform church was now overall about 74 feet (23 m) from north to south, and 63 feet (19 m) over the transepts. A new two storey extension was
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started building fishing boats on the east bank of the West Burn a year later. By 1729 there were proposals to build a second church for the increasing population: from 1741 services were held in a large loft in the Royal Close, near Rue-End street. In 1758 work began in
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in 1657 proposed extending the church to the east, but the Schaw Laird of
Greenock objected as the east aisle was "appointed for him, and whereof he had been in continual possession since the erection of the kirk", and protested at the proposed expense to his tenants. In 1674 Craufurd of Cartsburn
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passed an act "For appreving of the kirk biggit be Johnne Schaw of Grenok", making it the first presbyterian church confirmed by the parliament. The Act reiterated the original charter. Another act of parliament in 1594 disjoined Schaw's lands of
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grew around the church, which was enlarged and had galleries added to accommodate the congregation. From 1761 other churches were built to serve the growing population, and in 1841 the Old West Kirk was closed when the congregation moved to a new West Kirk. The old kirk gradually became derelict,
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At this time there is no record of any village; retainers and servants lived at the castles, while most of the inhabitants were fishing families in temporary huts in small straggling groups on the coast. There were a few chapels: one at
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gallery, was built with its front now a low wall in line with the nave, about 2 feet (0.61 m) high, and was steeply raked with four pews rising up to the level of the door leading to its external stairway. There were now only two other outside doors to the church: one was added to the old
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Further expansion of the church was restricted by the full graveyard, which was about 2 feet (0.61 m) higher than the sparred earthen church floor. The kirk became damp and insanitary: for ventilation in summer, the doors had to be kept open. In 1835 the
Presbytery was petitioned for
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improvements, but after investigation they concluded that it would be cheaper to build a new church on a different site. A site was chosen in 1838, then in 1841 the old church was closed and the congregation moved to the new West Church in Nelson Street.
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West Kirk opened in its new location on the Esplanade of Greenock. In 2011 it was amalgamated with two other churches into the Lyle Kirk, Greenock. It was subsequently opened to the public on days when
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table in the style of the time ran the full length of the passageway, with seats on each side and a recess at about the middle of the table for the minister to take the communion service. Except on
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plan. A later claim that the east wing had been in possession of the Schaws from the outset suggests that this aisle was built in 1591, the west wing may have been built at the same time.
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took over two shipyard berths close to the church in 1871, and photographs show ships under construction looming high above the kirk. In 1917 Caird & Co. were taken over by
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on the topic of "Adoration of the Lamb". It includes nearly thirty figures, with 16 biblical characters in four lights, under angels giving praise, and at the top of the arch
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the Cartsburn Loft. Adjacent to it, a gallery forming the family seat of the Crawfurds of Cartsburn was built against the north wall of their aisle, appearing rather like a
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Wester Greenock castle (at what later became the south-east corner of Virginia and Rue-end Streets). Near the West Burn, the name Kilblain suggests a cell or chapel of
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tours became unavailable. The church was sold in 2022 for continuing use as community space, in February 2024 minor improvements were organised.
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on the stones, there were hidden carvings of birds, fish and animals. Work on rebuilding began in March 1926, and finished in January 1928.
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painted a warm cream colour, and dark stained timber linings to the roof formed the ceiling. The church re-opened on Christmas Day, 1864.
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905:"Old West Kirk, Campbell Street, Including Church Hall, Boundary Walls and Railings"
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Act For appreving of the kirk biggit be Johnne Schaw of Grenok
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church built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation.
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The Collected Letters of William Morris, Volume I: 1848-1880
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a possible purchase of the Kirk and other buildings.
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The Story of The Old West Kirk of Greenock 1591-1898
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1011:Keenan-Bryce, Ashleigh (18 February 2024).
1783:, Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing,
1763:, Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing,
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1940:Category B listed buildings in Inverclyde
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1611:"Welcome To The Old West Kirk, Greenock"
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1872:"Welcome To The Old West Kirk web site"
1696:"Trust lodges bid to buy Old West Kirk"
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823:Mary Campbell (Highland Mary)
612:window over the main entrance
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335:granted a charter, signed at
1839:National Library of Scotland
1584:Bell, John; Edgar, David W.
1234:National Library of Scotland
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117:Lyle Kirk Greenock Website
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761:by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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1800:The History of Greenock
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208:Over time, the town of
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1797:Smith, R. M. (1921),
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1722:"Nooks and Corners".
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318:Scottish Reformation
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170:Greenock and Paisley
141:Heritage designation
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1673:Greenock Telegraph
1477:. Thoemmes Press.
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