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Avondale Old Parish Church, 59A Kirk Street, Strathaven

A Category B Listed Building in Avondale and Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6749 / 55°40'29"N

Longitude: -4.0668 / 4°4'0"W

OS Eastings: 270124

OS Northings: 644312

OS Grid: NS701443

Mapcode National: GBR 021T.CK

Mapcode Global: WH4R8.HMNF

Plus Code: 9C7QMWFM+X7

Entry Name: Avondale Old Parish Church, 59A Kirk Street, Strathaven

Listing Name: Strathaven Kirk Street Avondale Old Parish Church and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 12 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 331796

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1277

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Strathaven, 59a Kirk Street, Avondale Old Parish Church

ID on this website: 200331796

Location: Avondale

County: South Lanarkshire

Electoral Ward: Avondale and Stonehouse

Parish: Avondale

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

Dated 1772, interior thoroughly renovated 1879, Robert A.
Bryden of Clarke & Bell, architect. Symmmetrical T-plan
church with 5-stage tower on long north west elevation, later
additions flanking tower and at rear. Body of church harled,
with ashlar dressings and rusticated quoins; tower and
flanking additions stugged ashlar with rusticated quoins; 3rd
& 4th stages of tower with angle margins. Original entrance
at base of tower with pilastered jambs and round-arched
head, now blocked and filled with war memorial; oculus
inserted in corniced 2nd stage, 3rd & 4th stages each set
back, small round-arched window in former, clock in square
panel in latter, bellcote above with bell-cast roof; ball
finial and weathervane. Entrance in addition to north east
of tower. Tall round-arched windows in each outer bay of
north west elevation, all windows to the front with
keystones. Remaining elevations with square-headed windows to
ground and gallery levels. Piended slate roof.
Interior: galleries with panelled fronts, and supported on
slender cast-iron columns. Pulpit has pilastered round-headed
niche with shell hood and is flanked by organ pipes in
pilastered cases. Panelled ceiling. Some leaded glass panels.

Statement of Interest

In ecclesiastical use.

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