Description

Dated 1858. Single storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan simple gabled former UP church with depressed arch windows. Roughcast-rendered masonry. Regular fenestration of depressed-arch windows with prominent keystones to side and rear elevations. Steps to 2-leaf timber-panelled door in centre of SE gable; pointed-arch traceried window above; tall, narrow, round-arched windows to outer bays of gable.

Gothick-arched small-pane glazing in fixed timber windows. Slate roof.

INTERIOR: good interior with slightly bowed and classically detailed gallery, tongue and groove dado panelling and boarded pews.

Raised pulpit with decorative chair behind. Original gaslight fittings with replacement lights

BOUNDARY WALL: drystone rubble wall enclosing graveyard; square-plan gatepiers with stepped cope caps.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. The church is situated in a very prominent position on the B9063, the main road across Eday, and has considerable presence in the landscape. It was originally built as a United Presbyterian Church, but is now used by the Church of Scotland. At the time of listing it has recently been re-roofed. There was originally a small belfry on the front (SE) gable.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56616079

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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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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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]