Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Bon Accord Free Church
Bon Accord Free Church — church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen · 1.0 km
- Free entry
About
Bon Accord Free Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1896. Heritage designation: category C listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.1484°, -2.1098°.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 01/11/2002 Local Authority Aberdeen Planning Authority Aberdeen Burgh Aberdeen NGR NJ 93455 06394 Coordinates 393455, 806394 — Alexander Ellis (Ellis and Wilson), 1896. 3-storey, 4-storey to rear and steeply inclined site, 3-bay gabled classical church with asymmetrical towers flanking entrance. Base course, projecting continuous stringcourse between floors, eaves course. N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2-leaf timber panelled door to centre flanked by paired Corinthian pilasters supporting projecting entablature terminating in blocked balustrade. Narrow, semi-circular-arched windows to flanking bays. Pilasters rising to gallery level tripartite, semicircular-arched window. Blind rectangular plaque with projecting margin to gablehead. Swan neck scrolls flanking shouldered pediment on plinth to apex of gable. Advanced, square-plan, 3-stage tower to outer left bay; arrowslit windows, projecting cornice, octagonal lantern with ogee cupola. Large, engaged, 5-staged, square-plan tower to outer right bay; arrowslit windows, oculi to 2nd stage, projecting cornice to 3rd stage, dentil-moulded cornice to 4th stage, 5th stage belvedere with balustraded semicircular-arched openings terminating in cupola. S (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-storey, gable end with irregular fenestration. Blocked-in semicircular-arched window to centre of 3rd storey. W (SIDE) ELEVATION: 6-bay, regular fenestration, smaller windows to middle storey. Projecting belltower to bar outer right. E (SIDE) ELEVATION: mirror of W except outer bay to right obscured by abutting building. Predominantly modern glazing except some original timebr frame sash and case windows to E elevation. Grey slates, lead flashing. Cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: rectangular-plan open nave and aisles with symmetrical balustr
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From the Wikipedia article
Bon Accord Free Church is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland in Aberdeen.
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Background
History
Bon-Accord Free Church was formed in 1828 via the secession of members of the congregation of Trinity Chapel, who purchased the Union Terrace church from a Baptist congregation. In 1834, it became a quoad sacra parish, and gained members as a result of secessions from Gilcomston Church. Minister Gavin Parker led the congregation through the Disruption. In September 2025, the church congregation sent out Rev. Ben Traynor to be a church planter in the Garioch area of Aberdeenshire, centred around Inverurie to be Gairoch Free Church.
Architecture
The current building was designed in 1894 by the architect Robert Gordon Wilson on the site of the Union Baptist Chapel and opened in 1896. Following the Union of 1900 it became the Bon Accord United Free Church. From 1962 to 1974 it was Bon Accord St Paul's Church before reverting to Bon Accord Free Church in 1974. The congregation has been in the Bon Accord building ever since it was bought in 1977. Before this, they used a building on Dee Street until the building became too small for them during the 1970s. The present building on Rosemount Viaduct seats around 700 people. The current building underwent significant renovations and repairs in 2016/ 2017 during this time the congregation…
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- Coordinates
- 57.1484, -2.1098
- District
- Aberdeen City
- Postcode
- AB25 1NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeen North
- Established
- 1896
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen — 1 km
- Official site
- www.bafreechurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4940928 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bon Accord Free Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bon-Accord Church, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bon Accord Free Church?
- Bon Accord Free Church is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB25 1NH).
- When was Bon Accord Free Church built?
- Built or established in 1896.
- Is Bon Accord Free Church a listed building?
- Bon Accord Free Church is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Bon Accord Free Church free to visit?
- Yes, Bon Accord Free Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bon Accord Free Church?
- The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB25 1NH.