Description

1845 with later addition to rear. 2-storey rectangular-plan gabled former Free Church with bellcote, clock and hoodmoulded windows to S (principal) elevation. Coursed, squared sandstone to S elevation, random rubble to rear and sides, ashlar dressings. Raised margins and roll-moulded hoodmoulds to openings on S elevation; droved ashlar margins to side windows.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: later 2-leaf timber boarded door to centre; bipartite mullioned window above; square clock-face with scooped corners to gable apex. Slightly baroque style bellcote with round-arched openings and finial surmounted by weather vane. Two tall windows flanking door.

E & W ELEVATIONS: tall windows in 3 bays to each elevation; later additions to N.

Non-traditional uPVC windows. Graded grey slate. Ashlar-coped skews.

INTERIOR: lobby with stone stairs to gallery. Main hall: timber gallery (now boxed in) supported on 2 cast-iron columns; timber-boarded panelling to dado; 2 small stained glass windows (1933).

BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND GATE: low sandstone boundary wall with ashlar coping; cast-iron railings above; 2-leaf cast-iron gates.

Statement of Interest

Known locally as the High Church. It was built as the Free Church soon after the Disruption of 1843 and is a good example of an early Free Church building, it was later the United Free Church, and remained in use until 1958, when the congregation merged with that of the Parish Church. It is now used as the church hall. The bell cost £20 and was a gift of Miss Dunlop of Dunlop. The church is situated prominently at the top end of the village, and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56615515

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version