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Old Photograph St Adrian's Kirk West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Old photograph of St Adrian's Kirk in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. The money for the church building was donated by the Wemyss family to provide a place of worship for the villagers of West Wemyss. The Church of Scotland acquired the property, but decided to close it in the 1960s because of the cost of much needed repairs. However, it was bought by Captain Michael Wemyss in 1972, who funded the repairs and established the Wemyss Trust; the Trustees undertook to maintain the fabric " for as long as there is a worshipping community ". In 1973 the congregations of St Adrian’s and St George’s in East Wemyss, amalgamated as Wemyss Parish Church, and were joined in the early 1980s by St Mary's by the sea. But in 2008 the decision was taken to close St George’s, and St Adrian’s once again became the parish church. Then in 2008 it was united with Buckhaven Parish Church, and at the present time is part of Buckhaven and Wemyss Parish Church. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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