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| Following an appeal in
April 1862, about one hundred people promised to support the building of
an Episcopal Church for Falkirk. The land was given by William Forbes of
Callendar House, Falkirk and the foundation stone was laid on 18th May 1863.
Sir Robert Rowland Anderson, a leading Scottish architect of the nineteenth century – who was also an Episcopalian – designed the Church. The building is large enough to seat 120 comfortably but small and compact in design, thus not a huge drain on financial resources. The Church was consecrated on 13th April 1864, having cost £1,350. The original interior has had alterations made over the years – including disabled access, room at the front for wheelchairs and installation of a loop system. New seating was installed in the Lady Chapel in 1995. At the first meeting of the Vestry it was resolved to divide the seating into four classes. Pew rents varied from 30/- for a seat at the front of the church to 5/- at the rear. Records show that the front pews were more popular in those days. Visitors may be glad to know that we don't charge any more! |
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