▁the ▁Kirk ▁of ▁the ▁Can ong ate ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁Following ▁the ▁Dis ruption ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Kirk ▁of ▁the ▁Can ong ate ▁left ▁to ▁form ▁Holy ro od ▁Free ▁Church . ▁A ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁them ▁on ▁Ab bey ▁Str and , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Holy ro od house . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁this ▁con greg ation ▁un ited ▁with ▁Ab bey hill ▁United ▁Free ▁Church , ▁hence for th ▁using ▁the ▁church ▁buildings ▁at ▁ 8 3 ▁London ▁Road . ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁un ited ▁with ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Holy ro od ▁Ab bey ▁Church . ▁▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Holy ro od ▁United ▁Free ▁Church ▁building ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Palace ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁stor ero om , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁was ▁extens ively ▁renov ated ▁and ▁re open ed ▁as ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁Gallery , ▁for ▁art ▁exhib itions ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁at ▁ 8 3 ▁London ▁Road ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁R ▁M ▁Camer on , ▁and ▁is ▁protected ▁as ▁a ▁category ▁B ▁listed ▁building . ▁It ▁was ▁extens ively ▁upgrad ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0