Description

James Gillespie Graham, 1810-11. Simple rectangular building
with entrance in centre of 3-bay south elevation. All
roughly coursed rubble with (some painted) tooled ashlar
margins and dressings; harled east gable.
Later centre lean-to porch and round-headed recessed doorway
with moulded architraves; porch has blind side round-headed
windows and simple buttresses. Flanking tall pointed-headed
windows with moulded architraves and simple Y-Tracery with
lattice pane glazing. Large intersecting Y-tracery window
in east gable. Small bellcote at east gable apex (1923); flat
skews and simple skewputts; slate roof.
Interior; simple interior recast and orientated to west.
Mid 1930's pulpit, communion table, lectern and other fittings.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Former R C chapel

built by Clanranald of Arisaig who instructed his Factor,

Mr Brown, that he wished to have school and church "executed

tastefully as well as sufficiently and for that purpose to

have a regular plan which Mr Gillespie was to see

executed..."

Pulpit, communion table and lectern given in memory of Sir

Arthur and Lady (Gertrude) Nicholson (d. 1932 and 1920)

of Arisaig House. Mural tablets to their sons killed 1914 and

1915. Bellcote erected by Miss C C Astley (Lady Nicholson's

sister) of Faire-na-Sgurr.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17815132

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)