Church Overview
The church building as it stands today was completed in 1853 with a tower being raised and a bell and clocks being put in. In 1900 the church became part of the United Free Church of Scotland, and at the Union of 1929 it became part of the Church of Scotland as Ladywell Church.
During World War II military personnel were billeted in the church hall, and a fire broke out in the church. In September 1941 the church was re-opened. New housing developments in Bannockburn led to the Ladywell congregation leaving their building and becoming a church extension charge in the Hillpark housing scheme.
A neighbouring congregation, Murrayfield United Free Church, who were short of hall accommodation in their own building, then took over the Ladywell building in 1958 and have worshipped in it ever since. The interior was renovated to produce a more open chancel area, with a gallery on three sides and the baptismal font is also a memorial to those who died in World War II. Former congregation produced a full history in 2009 and published on their website here.
CHURCH NOW CLOSED TO PUBLIC – AUCTIONED IN JAN 2024
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Murrayfield UF Church
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