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The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several
Undiscovered Scotland, ''accessed 5 August 2008'' The church was constructed between 1885 and 1887 at a cost of £9,500. It includes some features from an earlier parish church built on the site in 1784. The"Peebles Old Parish Church"
, Visit Scotland, ''accessed 5 August 2008'' The church is a member of Peebles Churches Together.
Peebles Churches Together
Churches completed in 1887 19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings Tweeddale Churches in the Scottish Borders Category B listed buildings in the Scottish Borders Listed churches in Scotland Gothic Revival church buildings in Scotland Church of Scotland churches in Scotland 1887 establishments in Scotland Peebles {{Scotland-church-stub
The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several Christian
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churches in Peebles
Peebles ( gd, Na Pùballan) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 wa ...
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, Scotland
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. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland
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. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street."Old Parish Church"Undiscovered Scotland, ''accessed 5 August 2008'' The church was constructed between 1885 and 1887 at a cost of £9,500. It includes some features from an earlier parish church built on the site in 1784. The
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of London who designed the church in a Gothic
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style., Visit Scotland, ''accessed 5 August 2008'' The church is a member of Peebles Churches Together.
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*Peebles Churches Together
Churches completed in 1887 19th-century Church of Scotland church buildings Tweeddale Churches in the Scottish Borders Category B listed buildings in the Scottish Borders Listed churches in Scotland Gothic Revival church buildings in Scotland Church of Scotland churches in Scotland 1887 establishments in Scotland Peebles {{Scotland-church-stub