See Introduction and Legend for intro and key to abbreviations. D.V., this list will eventually contain Exclusive assemblies as well, and is sorted geographically by present council area. Return to Index?

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Northeast (Berwickshire)

Chirnside

f. early 1870s.
- Early 1870s, A Mabon’s house; by 1897, Gospel Hall.

Central (Roxburghshire)

Galashiels

f. 1870; disc. 1950.
- 1888, Gospel Hall, High St.; 1911, Gospel Hall, Store Buildings; 1914, Gospel Hall, 44 Church St.; 1934, Foresters' Hall, Channel St.

Hawick

f. 1877, by mission hall members.
- By 1881, New Temperance Halls; by 1897, Arcade Front Hall, Exchange Buildings; Jubilee Halls, Round Close; 1939, Slitrig Hall, Old Manse Lane.

Kelso

1. Fl. 1881
2. F. 1990, through B.m.
- 1990, primary school, Bowmont St.

Melrose

f. 1945; disc. c.1950.
- Mason's Hall, High St.

Selkirk

1. Gospel Hall: f. 1878: disc. 1910.
- 1878, Robert Smith’s house; Union Hall; 1881, Gospel Hall, West Port; by 1897, Gospel Hall, Bogus Close, Market Pl.
2. Masonic Hall: f. 1911 after mission; disc. after 1964.
- 1927, Masonic Hall, Back Row.

Western (Peeblesshire)

Peebles

1. Gospel Hall: f. by 1888; disc. 1948.
- By 1897, YMCA Hall, Tweed Green; 1905, Foresters’ Hall, High St.; 1905, Railway Mission, Northgate; 1915, Gospel Hall, 84 High St.; 1930, Waverley Halls, nr the Cross.
2. Peebles E.C.: f. 1968, by B.m.
- 1968, Pennel Hall, High St; 1969, Peebles Evangelical Church, 17 Biggiesknowe.

Walkerburn

f. by 1886; disc. 1952.
- In 1897, Good Templars’ Hall; 1902, Castle Hall, Hall St.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Sources

Scottish Open Brethren Assemblies 1838-2000 by Neil Dickson
- As of May 5, 2020, Neil Dickson has given written permission for this history of Open Brethren assemblies to be shared online at discretion. There is every intent to rework this geographically in different formats with expansion as time and resources permit.

Scottish Borders, Scotland

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