Description

James Barbour of Dumfries, architect. Built 1876-7. T-plan
Gothic church with gabled belfry raised high above porch in
south east re-entrant angle. Squared and snecked white
granite blocks with red sandstone ashlar dressings and
bull-faced quoins; some single angle buttresses.
Geometric-traceried, pointed and hood-moulded windows, gabled
main porch on east side of nave, pointed doorway in splayed
reveals, hood-mould with dog-tooth ornament. Belfry,
curiously 2-dimensional, with traceried 2-light opening on
buttressed tall shaft.
Continuous string stepped to link cills and carried as
hood-mould over south-facing doors. Blocked eaves;
saw-toothed skews; cross finial over either main gable; slate
roof. Modern hall added to west is excluded from listing.
Interior: elaborate roof timbers; low octagonal pulpit,
leaded south window inserted after 1914.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical Building in use as such.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17791751

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)