Hamilton Old Parish Church
Hamilton Old Parish Church is a
History
The church was built between 1729 and 1732.
The church contains a memorial to four covenantors executed in Edinburgh in 1666.[6] The church contains a stained glass window by Ballantine and Gardiner, representing Jesus, Martha and Mary that was fitted in 1876 in memory of Mrs James Stevenson.[7]
Churchyard
The churchyard contains the Netherton Cross, an historic stone cross that dates to the 10th or 11th century.[8][9] The cross is of red sandstone and is cited as a rare example of ecclesiastical sculpture from the former British early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde.[8] The cross was found in the grounds of Hamilton Palace and moved to the churchyard in 1926.[3][8] The cross is reported to be under threat due to years of weathering.[10]
The churchyard also contains several Covenanters memorials.[3] Several of the graves are stated to be burials from the Battle of Bothwell Bridge.[11]
The entrance to the churchyard from Cadzow street is marked by coped sandstone walls and entrance gatepiers.[2] The grounds of the churchyard cemetery are open to visitors but burials no longer take place.[3]
Ministers
The current minister is the Reverend Ross Blackman BSc MBA BD(Honours),
Until 1960 this was a collegiate charge with two ministers. After this date John McKechnie, who had been minister of the second charge, became minister of the united charge. There were also two buildings - the Old Church and Auchingramont Church. Auchingramont Church was closed during the ministry of Douglas Macnaughton, who succeeded John McKechnie.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "PARISH CHURCH ANN STREET (Category A Listed Building) (LB34473)". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Historic Environment Scotland. "Churchyard, The Old Parish Church of Hamilton, excluding Scheduled Monument No 1143 'Netherton Cross,Cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirk', Strathmore Road, Hamilton (Category A Listed Building) (LB34474)". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Hamilton Old Parish Churchyard". South Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ISBN 9781851582952.
- ^ "Hamilton Old Parish Church". www.hamiltonoldparishchurch.org.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Hamilton, Hamilton Parish Church, Covenanter Martyrs Memorial (45689)". Canmore. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, Francis H Groome, 1885.
- ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Netherton Cross, cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirkcat=A (SM1143)". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ISBN 9781899874293.
- ^ "Historian says 1000-year-old Hamilton artefact the Netherton Cross is under threat". Daily Record. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ISBN 9781445677965.
- ^ "New Hamilton war memorial remembers local heroes". Daily Record. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2022.