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United Presbyterian Church And Halls, East Bowmont Street, Kelso

A Category B Listed Building in Kelso, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.5997 / 55°35'58"N

Longitude: -2.4337 / 2°26'1"W

OS Eastings: 372767

OS Northings: 634095

OS Grid: NT727340

Mapcode National: GBR C3FP.XH

Mapcode Global: WH8XZ.LJ91

Plus Code: 9C7VHHX8+VG

Entry Name: United Presbyterian Church And Halls, East Bowmont Street, Kelso

Listing Name: East Bowmont Street. Former Trinity North Church of Scotland and Church Halls

Listing Date: 2 July 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 380387

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35744

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200380387

Location: Kelso

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Kelso

Electoral Ward: Kelso and District

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

Tagged with: Church building Architectural structure

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Description

John Starforth, 1885-6 Large symmetrical 1st pointed gothic church. Main entrance at south end in gabled porch with 4 stage, angle- buttressed tower over, stair and cap-house at SW corner, lancetted belfry, crenellated parapet. The tower is flanked by 2 storey, circular stair towers with slated conical roofs, flanked in turn by side entrances in canted, gabled two storey 'transpets'. Broad 3 bay polished dressings, slated roof with decorative tiled ridge and small timber leaded fleche. Halls attached to North side of church and similarly detailed.

Statement of Interest

Built as Kelso United Presbyterian Church replacing and on site of church of 1788.

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