Church Building and the 1833 Bankruptcy of the City of Edinburgh

This paper examines the role of capital expenditure on three new church buildings in Edinburgh’s New Town, in the financial difficulties that ultimately led to the city’s bankruptcy in 1833. It outlines the origins of the financial crisis and the failure of the city’s councillors to arrest the remor...

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Main Author: Sawkins, John W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Scottish church history
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-117
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBF British Isles
KDD Protestant Church
NCE Business ethics
RB Church office; congregation
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Nineteenth Century
B Church of Scotland
B Edinburgh
B Church finance
B Bankruptcy
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