Document record MAB59246 - WEST CHURCH HATTON
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Summary
Site of church, also known as Cruden West Church or Hatton Free Church, built in 1885 as a United Free Church, but later joined with the Church of Scotland.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0484 3721 (47m by 46m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK03NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Cruden |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of church, also known as Cruden West Church or Hatton Free Church, built in 1885 as a United Free Church, but later joined with the Church of Scotland. Fire damaged in February 2015, and subsequently demolished. It was stone built, harled with pink granite dressings, and slate roof. The main elevation was the south gable, which had a large square-plan tower at the southwest angle and rose to a narrower belfry stage topped by a slated, slender pyramidal spire. On the north side of the gable was a tall buttress with gabled pinnacle with small stone cross finial and in the gablehead was a quatrefoil datestone. The outside west wall of the church bore a World War I memorial plaque (NK03NW0045). It is not known if this survived the fire or demolition. The church was founded by the grandparents of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch: his grandfather was the reverend Patrick Murdoch and his grandmother laid the foundation stone, the family later emigrating to Australia.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 08/03/15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 18/02/15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
EELES, FC, 1957, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60, p. 144 (Bibliographic reference). SAB490.
Author unknown, n.d., STV NEWS WEBSITE, 18/02/15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1755.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK03NW47;
- NRHE Numlink: 164480;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK03NW0095;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/164480 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 18/02/15.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 08/03/15.
- --- SAB1755 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. STV NEWS WEBSITE. 18/02/15.
- --- SAB490 Bibliographic reference: EELES, FC. 1957. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60. Y. p. 144.
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Record last edited
Feb 3 2022 6:13PM
