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Latitude: 58.2086 / 58°12'30"N
Longitude: -6.3862 / 6°23'10"W
OS Eastings: 142447
OS Northings: 932810
OS Grid: NB424328
Mapcode National: GBR B7M1.1M0
Mapcode Global: WGY2Y.WY43
Plus Code: 9CCM6J57+CG
Entry Name: Martin's Memorial Church, Francis Street, Stornoway, Lewis
Listing Name: Kenneth Street and Francis Street, Martins Memorial Church and Hall Including Boundary Walls, Gates and Railings
Listing Date: 25 November 1980
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388042
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41703
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Lewis, Stornoway, Francis Street, Martin's Memorial Church
ID on this website: 200388042
Location: Stornoway
County: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Town: Stornoway
Electoral Ward: Steòrnabhagh a Deas
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: Church building
Circa 1890/1900, Gothic church with corner tower and spire, halls at rear; occupies corner site, enclosed by cast-iron railings. Built of imported stone (local stone in concealed areas/elevations), roughly coursed brown (?Loch Broom) stone, contrasting yellow ashlar dressings; slate roofs. Nave-&-aisles main front to Kenneth Street, large geometric-traceried window in main gable, stair turret to right, tower in corresponding position at left. Tower contains main entrance (moulded, pointed arch in shallow projecting gable, nook-shafts with uncarved capitals), louvred bipartites in belfry stage, decorative top stage with corbelled and pinnacled tall angle shafts; iron finials, stone spire. Flank to Francis Street has gable left, tall lancets, main roof swept over side-aisle and with dormer ventilators.
HALL adjoins east gable, and may not be part of original design, detailing is different. 2 gables front Francis Street, each with cisped large roundel set above pointed openings; in left angle, openings contained within shallow-recessed archway, pair timber-traceried windows. Boundary wall stepped to street, impressive and complete run of decorative cast-iron railings with gates and gatepiers. Interior not inspected for 1989 resurvey.
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Partially occupies site of Luskentyre House, where Sir Alexander MacKenzie was born in 1746. The MacKenzie River, named after him, was tracked by him from its source to the Arctic. (See Myra & William Hoare, A HEBRIDEAN HERITAGE,) discussed in the STORNOWAY GAZZETTE of 7.12.1991.
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