One other important change from that date was that Alexandria dropped the “Parish” from its name and officially became Alexandria Old Church. This was the first of the four churches to be built. "For those we loved are scattered, It belonged to the Relief grouping which had previously been served by the Kilmaronock congregation, but by the 1830’s was clearly large enough and wealthy enough in Bonhill to build a church for itself. with people still here in the Vale or beyond. As we’ve seen above, Bonhill North and Alexandria Old were already linked by 1958, and Bridge Street and Bonhill Parish Church were also soon to establish a link under Rev Muir Haddow. The area is traditionally industrial, based particularly on the dyeing industry, but with the decline of manufacturing in Scotland has had to look to new areas for employment. open monday 9 a.m. till 12 o’clock.

If you think you need breathing space call 0800 83 85 87 or visit www.breathingspace.scot for further information. Its location right at the brow of the hill made it a difficult building to get a photograph of, and the best we’ve managed to do is this aerial photograph taken from slightly behind the Church which shows its position. This page will focus on the churches and schools in the Vale of Leven. We don’t know whether he volunteered or whether he was asked by the congregation to pay for the building, and it doesn’t really matter anyway. The Halls were built on the site of the former Free Church School also known as Ann St School. Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? At the time and for 40 years after, it was the only burial ground in Alexandria.

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During the demolition of Bank Street Church in 1968, the time We have included Luss, Gartocharn and the other Lochside villages. From the outset it was a liberal congregation – women members had equal voting rights with their male counterparts and the congregation owned the church buildings. and some in death sleep soun', Gartocharn and East Shore | Famous Folk, Sport, Leisure and Entertainment | Shops, Organisations and Businesses | History | Industry and Agriculture | Schools and Churches | Loch Lomond, Vale in the Wars | Local Place Names | Glossary | Resources | Contacts | Latest News | Discussion | Sitemap, © vale of leven.org.uk | All rights reserved | Copyright Statement | Disclaimer. The largest of these communities is the town of Alexandria, which sits on the west bank of the Leven. The history we are providing here is a downloadable PDF document, which is a word-for-word transcription of the history of Jamestown Parish Church from its opening in 1869 until 1934. People at home were baffled by Debbie McGee's eerie tribute to her late husband Paul Daniels, which looked like his pickled head.

Daniel J Miller, the minister at that time.

or framing of material Although we’ve changed the format a little and we couldn’t use most of the photographs in the original history, everything else is as it appears in Dr MacGregor’s History (note the spelling of his name on the document). Note: This is the second edition of this article and was produced because within a short time of the publication of the first version a significant amount of new material was sent to the web-site to add to what we already had. The 1841 break-away group from Mount Zion, which has been mentioned above, started worshipping in the Oddfellows Hall at the bottom of Random Street at its junction with John Street.

This award is recognition from the Scottish FA Central Regional Committee of the best practice that has been demonstrated within the Club through the promotion of safe play and player and volunteer development. It was caused by a visit to the Vale by the Chartist agitator Feargus O’Connor that occurred in October 1841. In the Vale, as in many other parts of Scotland, the established church had lost the argument and the majority of its adherents by the 1840’s. A supplement to www.valeofleven.org.uk, the Vale of Leven History Website, which offers historical information about the Vale of Leven area.

Alexandria Parish Church is the product of the schisms, moves and amalgamations which characterise much of the history of the Church of Scotland in the last 200 years or so. The impending redevelopment of Alexandria Town centre was clearly a factor, as was the drift of people from the centre of the Vale, and there is a recollection that the discovery of dry rot may have played a part. Alexandria United Free Church - Upper Bridge Street. and some in death sleep soun', The minister of the new united congregation was naturally Rev William McFarlane, and it used Alexandria Old Church as its place of worship. It had been in decline for many years when it was decided to seek a merger with St Andrew’s Parish Church in 1987.

However, it was not inevitable that the Church would have to be demolished. (Click to enlarge). Bonhill Parish Church has in some form or another existed close to where it still is for probably 700 years or more.

Daniel Greer was found in his home at around 12.55pm on Monday, October 19. The Vale finally kick off the new season with a Challenge Cup tie against Maybole on Saturday, more than seven months after their last competitive match. We have credited our sources where appropriate but in an undertaking of this size it is possible that we may have omitted some credits. Our. There is no map for the time, but earlier maps show buildings in Wilson Street and these don’t leave many possibilities about where this Church could have been located. This was the first baptism which had taken place in that place of worship.”. The Westclox Scotland plant in Dumbarton became the Headquarters of General Time (International Operations) Ltd in 1976. Alexandria Parish Church came slightly after this and was opened as the church of a quoad sacra parish, with a minister being ordained, who seems to have been chosen by the new congregation. With the creation of this site a few people who left the Vale many years ago have contacted us for information and to leave comments. The partnership is now in its sixth year. Using the Vale of Leven Website - Content and Navigation On the menu to the right have categorised the site by the towns and villages as well as history, sport, organisations, etc. Three of them were, of course, “ancestors” of the present Alexandria Parish Church.

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The Internet is the ideal medium and this website is the result. [2] 95% of the staff were local people and the firm trained their employees from scratch to a high level of skill and had an annual apprenticeship for toolmakers and classes in horology. has long since been cut doon". and the back of the Strand Cinema, 1947 (Click to enlarge). Vale of Leven F.C. “If we can use this season to get the group ready then there’s no reason why we won’t be a million miles away from challenging when the new league starts properly next season.”. And Brown backed the changes, which will see his squad come up against stiff competition, especially in the form of Neilston, Gartcairn and Wishaw. As described above, in 1958 it became a linked charge with Bonhill North Church under the ministry of Rev William McFarlane and from then and for the next 17 years it was called “Alexandria Old Church”. We would treat a few of the historical references about non-church matters quoted by Dr MacGregor with some caution, but we’ve got a lot of sympathy with him about that, since he had few sources on Jamestown matters, outside of the Church records, readily available to him.

It was very much an affectionate nick-name which helped the public to identify with the church in its new location in no time at all, and it is perhaps a little surprising that it has now dropped out of circulation. Vale of Leven Football & Athletic Club have successfully been awarded the Scottish Football Association ‘Standard’ Quality Mark Award. In 1843-44 the largest of the break-away Churches, the Free Church, built about 470 new churches, a number which had grown to 700 by 1847 – almost all with manses.

The Canon Row and the driveway up to Mount Zion Church.

The partnership is now in its sixth year. If we have got this wrong and you hold copyright on any of these images please let us know. Because of his diplomatic status, “Wee Hoffie” as he was affectionately known, flew the Swiss flag from a flag pole in the front garden. Marks & Spencer worker hospitalised for over a week after coronavirus outbreak at Glasgow store. In 1971 the factory was filmed by the BBC for the preparation of a visit by Her Majesty, The Queen, His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness, The Princess Anne. 1860’s Map of Alexandria which shows the Independent’s Church where Bridge Street } Alexandria is connected to the village of Renton to the south and to the village of Balloch in the north.

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This church stood exactly on the site of the second one which survived until 1968, as can be seen on the image of the Map of Alexandria of 1860.

The first “Relief” congregation in the area was at Kilmaronock where in 1770 the people rejected a minister being foisted on them by the local landowner who was also the feu superior. Today, it is perhaps most present in public awareness through Robert Burns’ work, particularly Holy Willie’s Prayer.

Most gave up in disgust. “The guys seemed a lot sharper and there was a competitive edge to the game again which there hadn’t been for a while. The service receives over 8,500 calls each month from people feeling distressed and who do not know where to turn. There was now only one Church of Scotland Church in Alexandria, although that situation was only to continue for another 7 years. Use Muck Rack to learn more about Dumbarton & Vale Of Leven Reporter and connect with journalists at Dumbarton & Vale Of Leven Reporter. It appears, therefore, that St Andrew’s was a straight replacement for that Church as the Parish Church’s northern outpost. In Scotland they had another issue on which to press for reform, this time within an institution which they believed they could dominate – the Church.