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E.U. Congregational Church, St Mary's Street, Sanquhar

A Category C Listed Building in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.3693 / 55°22'9"N

Longitude: -3.9239 / 3°55'26"W

OS Eastings: 278165

OS Northings: 610047

OS Grid: NS781100

Mapcode National: GBR 161C.82

Mapcode Global: WH4SW.P9NP

Plus Code: 9C7R939G+PC

Entry Name: E.U. Congregational Church, St Mary's Street, Sanquhar

Listing Name: Saint Mary Street, Evangelical Union Church

Listing Date: 21 August 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386511

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40564

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386511

Location: Sanquhar

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Sanquhar

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Built 1864. Simple, rectangular-plan 3-bay church with porch

on E gable (ie to St Mary Street); gabled vestry adjoins NE

angle. Built of stugged and squared rubble (neatly-coursed in

painted E gable) with ashlar dressings; square-headed

openings throughout. E elevation: single windows flank porch;

central gallery window; plain pinnacles over angles and

apex; bipartite in vestry (door in re-entrant angle). Windows

on W gable flank pulpit; single window at each level to bays, small-paned glazing throughout. Straight skews; slate roof;

only base of ridge ventilator remains.

INTERIOR: 5-sided gallery on circular columns; pulpit has

simple canopy above.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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