leanach Mission Church Highland Folk Museum Newtonmore Scotland
Leanach Mission Tin Tabernacle church early 1900s corrugated tin church relocated to the Museum from Culloden. Tabernacle a moveable dwelling - a temporary church erected before permanent buildings can be provided. Tin Tabernacle A temporary church of galvanised iron erected by any denominations. Corrugated iron (CI) churches were designed and made in kit form, to be bought from catalogues. They were timber framed buildings externally clad with galvanised and corrugated iron, and lined with high quality tongue and groove boarding. Many had high levels of detail decoration. Outside, timber decoration was often richly carved. Interiors were often delicately enriched with stencilling. These were excellent buildings which proved very durable.
Size: 5050px × 3421px
Location: Highland Folk Museum Newtonmore Scotland
Photo credit: © AJB / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1900s, church, corrugated, early, folk, highland, leanach, mission, museum, newtonmore, scotland, tabernacle, tin
