Scots Church, Cobh

The Scots Church is a former Presbyterian church in Cobh, Ireland.[2][3][4] It is today a museum, the Cobh Museum, which tells the history of the town.[5][6]

Scots Church
Séipéal na nAlbanach[1]
Scots Church
51°50′58″N 8°17′58″W
LocationCobh, Ireland
DenominationPresbyterian
History
Statusdeconsecrated
Architecture
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1853
Completed1854
Specifications
Materialslimestone, sandstone, terracotta, stained glass, timber
Administration
ProvincePresbyterian Church in Ireland
PresbyteryPresbytery of Munster

Architecture

The building is "Hard" Gothic Revival, with three-bay nave, single-bay vestry to east and a three-stage, stepped tower with an octagonal limestone spire with consoles to the south elevation.[7]

History

Church

The church was built in 1854.[8][9] It closed in 1965,[10] and was gifted to Cork County Library in 1973.

Museum
Cobh Museum
Músaem an Chóibh
Established1973 (1973)
Typemaritime museum
OwnerCork County Library
Public transit accessCobh railway station
Websitewww.cobhmuseum.com

Cobh Museum opened in 1973. It tells the social and commercial history of Cove/Queenstown/Cobh, with a focus on maritime and military history.[11] It contains artifacts from the RMS Lusitania.[12]

References
  1. http://purecork.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/citywalks/South_Parish_Walk_Irish.pdf
  2. Guides, Rough (1 June 2015). The Rough Guide to Ireland. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9780241236208 – via Google Books.
  3. "Cobh Museum - Former Scots Church - Cobh, County Cork, Ireland - Presbyterian Churches on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  4. "Scots Church and Harbour, Cobh, Co. Cork". catalogue.nli.ie.
  5. "Cobh Museum (former Scots Church)". 20 November 2007 – via Flickr.
  6. "Cobh Co Cork". www.discoveringireland.com.
  7. "Cobh Museum, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie.
  8. 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. ISBN 9780950144665 – via Google Books.
  9. http://www.corkarchives.ie/media/U100web.pdf
  10. Hudson, Kenneth (15 April 1980). The Shell guide to country museums. Heinemann. ISBN 9780434353705 – via Google Books.
  11. "Cobh Museum - A gem in Ireland's Ancient East". Ring of Cork.
  12. Molony, Senan (15 April 2019). Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy. Mercier. ISBN 9781856354523 – via Google Books.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.