Old travel Blog photograph of the Chancel of the Parish Church in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Renfrew is a town 6 miles west of Glasgow. The first record of an existing church at Renfrew occurs in 1136, when it was given to Glasgow Cathedral. The original church was erected by Walter Fitz Alan, who was created High Steward of Scotland by King David I, on the Inch of Renfrew; it was dedicated to St. James, the patron saint of the Fitz Alan family. The monks were lodged not on the Inch, but on the mainland where they built a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The present church stands on the site of this chapel. After the monks left, the Renfrew church would assume the title of the Church of St. Mary and St. James, which it has at present. Several churches may have occupied the site; the size and layout of the church prior to the Reformation may be deduced from old charters. At a certain period the church seems to have changed in name from that of St. Mary and St. James. The present church was built in 1861.
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