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Crown Court Church is unique in its history as the longest-established Presbyterian church in England, dating from 1711. The Church of Scotland has been active in London since the time of James VI, King of Scots, who became King James I of England in 1603. There is some evidence that courtiers of the King who had followed him from Scotland worshipped in a chapel in the precincts of the old Whitehall Palace. This site became known as “Scotland Yard” and subsequently housed the original offices of the Metropolitan Police. There has been a Scottish Kirk on the present site in Covent Garden since 1719. The current building was completed in 1909, replacing the original.
The ever-valuable provides this picture, captioned "The Scotch National Church, Crown Court". To us the architecture seems odd for a church in 1719. This blend of Gothic Revival and Renaissance influences is more late 19th century Victorian, but what do we know?
, reporting on a visit to the current church, found a photo of the interior of the old church.
The second Scottish church in London was built in 1884 in Knightsbridge but destroyed by bombs in 1941. The 1955 replacement is very austere: .
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