Duff Memorial Church Explained

Duff Memorial Church
Coordinates:56.7224°N -3.5062°W
Location:Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross
Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of Scotland (formerly)
Status:Closed
Functional Status:Disused
Architect:L. & J. Falconer[1] [2]
Years Built:1890,
Closed Date:1957,

Duff Memorial Church is a former church building in Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was built in 1890, replacing Kirkmichael Free Church of Scotland.[3]

The church is named for Alexander Duff (1806–1878), Scotland's first missionary to India.[4]

The last church service was held in 1955,[5] two years before its closure.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201155 L & J G Falconer
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Qnd4Ll4MAi4C&dq=duff+memorial+church+kirkmichael&pg=PA495 Perth and Kinross
  3. https://canmore.org.uk/site/297599/kirkmichael-former-free-church Kirkmichael, Former Free Church
  4. https://cateranecomuseum.co.uk/site/duff-memorial-church/page/2/ Duff Memorial Church
  5. The Counties of Perth and Kinross (1979), p. 300
  6. Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation · Volume 10, Hew Scott, Donald Farquhar Macdonald (1981)