West Church in Hatton destoryed by Fire

Cruden UF Church, Hatton

The Church in Hatton as it was in the early 1900s. At that time it was Cruden United Free Church. This photograph appears in the book Cruden and its Ministers by Rev Adam McKay 1912.

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Fire totally destoryed the disused West Church in Hatton on 18 February 2015

Photograph: Jenny Radford

Photograph: Karen Tait

Photograph: Alison Thornton

West Church in Hatton destroyed b y fire

Photograph Fred Coutts

West Kirk fire

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

The moment when the spire collapsed.

Photograph Fred Coutts

Distant shot taken from Greenheads

Photograph: John Lang Wilson

 

Cburch bell at West hurch Hatton

The when the spire collapsed the church bell fell down inside the tower. It is now in safe keeping awating a decision about what should happen to it.

Photograph Dave Johnston

The cross which once stood on top of the spire came crashing down and now lies in a pile of rubble.

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

Parrt of the clock mechanism.

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

 

Photograph Fred Coutts

Fire destroyed West Church, Hatton

Photograph Fred Coutts

Fire destroyed the West Church in Hatton

Photograph Dave Johnston

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

 

Aberdeenshire Council have a duty of care over War Memorials and they have indicated that they will remove the war memorial which is mounted on the front of the church and store it safely until such time as a new location can be found for it.  The Hatton Hall Committee have agreed that it can be fitted to the hall wall.

Photograph Fred Coutts

Fire destroyed the West Church in Hatton

Photograph: Fred Coutts

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

Photograph Fred Coutts

 

Photograph Fred Coutts

Photograph: Fred Coutts

 

Photograph Fred Coutts