Weird shack, Pearsie, Strathmore, Scotland, June '08

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On the back roads of Kirriemuir/Glen prosen sits this funny little shack abandoned in the woods. It is made of corrugated iron, has one main room, a kitchenette area, a tiny sink room with a mirror and an outside cludgie(that's a toilet south of the border). I'm not sure what it gets used for as there aren't many houses nearby for it to be a community hall (although there were loads of chairs there). Anyway here are the pics.

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Love'n'Peace.
SP.
 
This is a former church I'd say :)

There's a few of these up my way, had a nosey in one a few weeks back....
 
Interesting find!
Does look like it could have been a community hall or maybe a chapel at one time or perhaps it was built by someone who just wanted to live in quirt surroundings
 
Good stuff – one of your better finds, Mr Spacepunk. ;)

I think a lot of these wee tin churches appeared in the late 1800's after the Disruption: they were basically made in a factory and supplied as a kit of parts. There's another good one at Folla Rule in the depths of Aberdeenshire.
 
Ordnance survey shows remains of a chapel just north of Glenprosen village (Balnaboth) this could be it. Nice find anyway well done.

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I seem to remember reading somewere that they were known as "little tin chapels".
there is one on cleeve hill, cheltenham, i think its still in use.
any way , its a lovely find mate.

went to check it out today , couldnt find it ! sorry
I'll try again another time
 
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This is interesting, I have never seen anything like this. So what denomination would these be then? I'd love to kow more about the history.

Great newspaper article too!
 
Aye 'tis definitely a church :)

Here's a coupla pics of the one Bryag and I visited:

Outside:

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Inside:

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Forgot to post the pic of the 'Cludgie'.

Thanks for all the positive commets, it's appreciated.:smile:

THIEF! That is an ROC post cludgie, if ever I saw one!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Zimbob is quite correct. Whatever it's recent use, it's original purpose was definitely ecclesiastical!
 
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Fabulous find, SP. Yes, I did think it looked like a wee chapel to me too...interesting to read the history as I hadn't heard about them before. Lovely little building. :)
 
Excellent find, and lovely pics too. Love the old kitchen cupboard in the kitchen part of the building, and love that fireplace in there. Not seen a church with a fireplace in the main room before, love that.

Cheers,

:) Sal

ps. there used to be a couple in Shirebrook a few years ago, but both have been knocked down and houses built in their place.
 

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