Scots Church, Cobh
Appearance
Scots Church | |
---|---|
Séipéal na nAlbanach[1] | |
![]() | |
51°50′58″N8°17′58″W/ 51.849411°N 8.299432°W | |
Location | Cobh,Ireland |
Denomination | Presbyterian |
History | |
Status | deconsecrated |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Henry Hill |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1853 |
Completed | 1854 |
Specifications | |
Materials | limestone,sandstone,terracotta,stained glass,timber |
Administration | |
Presbytery | Presbytery of Munster |
Province | Presbyterian Church in Ireland |
TheScots Churchis a formerPresbyterianchurch inCobh,County Cork,Ireland.[2][3][4]It is today a museum, theCobh Museum,which tells the history of the town.[5][6]
Architecture[edit]
The building is in the "Hard"Gothic Revivalstyle, with three-baynave,single-bayvestryto east and a three-stage, stepped tower with an octagonal limestone spire withconsolesto the south elevation.[7]It was designed byHenry Hill.[8]
History[edit]
Church[edit]
The church was built in 1854.[9][10] It closed in 1965,[11]and was gifted to Cork County Library in 1973.
Museum[edit]
Músaem an Chóibh | |
![]() | |
Established | 1973 |
---|---|
Type | maritime museum |
Owner | Cork County Council (County Library Service) |
Public transit access | Cobh railway station |
Website | www |
Cobh Museum opened in 1973. It tells the social and commercial history of Cove/Queenstown/Cobh, with a focus on maritime and military history.[12]It contains artifacts from theRMSLusitania.[13]
References[edit]
- ^"South Parish Walk"(PDF).purecork.peoplesrepublicofcork(in Irish).
- ^Guides, Rough (1 June 2015).The Rough Guide to Ireland.Rough Guides UK.ISBN9780241236208– via Google Books.
- ^"Cobh Museum - Former Scots Church - Cobh, County Cork, Ireland - Presbyterian Churches on Waymarking".waymarking.
- ^"Scots Church and Harbour, Cobh, Co. Cork".catalogue.nli.ie.1940.
- ^"Cobh Museum (former Scots Church)".20 November 2007 – via Flickr.
- ^"Cobh Co Cork".discoveringireland.
- ^"Cobh Museum, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage".buildingsofireland.ie.
- ^Keohane, Frank (2020)."The Buildings of Ireland: Cork: City and County".Vernacular Architecture.51:161–162.doi:10.1080/03055477.2020.1830256.S2CID229320518.
- ^Ireland, Presbyterian Historical Society of (15 April 1982).A History of congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1610-1982.Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland.ISBN9780950144665– via Google Books.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 November 2017.Retrieved15 April2019.
{{cite web}}
:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Hudson, Kenneth (15 April 1980).The Shell guide to country museums.Heinemann.ISBN9780434353705– via Google Books.
- ^"Cobh Museum - A gem in Ireland's Ancient East".Ring of Cork.
- ^Molony, Senan (15 April 2019).Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy.Mercier.ISBN9781856354523– via Google Books.
Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in the Republic of Ireland
- 19th-century Presbyterian churches
- Former Presbyterian churches
- Churches completed in 1854
- 1854 establishments in Ireland
- 1973 establishments in Ireland
- Gothic Revival church buildings in the Republic of Ireland
- Museums established in 1973
- 20th-century churches in the Republic of Ireland
- 19th-century churches in the Republic of Ireland