Greyfriars Church, Interior (Demolished)

Greyfriars Church, a Scottish Presbyterian Church located around Woodford (formerly Brunswick) Square. The site was bought from the Cabildo (town council) for £300, and the foundation stone was laid on 10th April 1837. The church was completed at a cost of £4,858 and opened to the public on 21st January 1838 and the original manse to house the Kennedy family was constructed in 1841 at a cost of £1,000 which was all raised by the congregation. The church was led by the first minister, Rev. Alexander Kennedy of Greyfriars Secession Church, Glasgow, with a mission to help the recently emancipated slaves. He was a fierce abolitionist and was critical of the Roman Catholic’s and Church of England’s discriminatory practices when it came to the question of the baptism of recently emancipated Africans. Text by Josh Lu: https://medium.com/@jlckcreative/saving-these-sacred-walls-fca270f1d864 Drone footage provided by Iere Eye Aerial Photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV6QsRlKuXY&t=17s