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St Joachim's Roman Catholic Church, Malcolm Street, Wick

A Category B Listed Building in Wick, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.439 / 58°26'20"N

Longitude: -3.0902 / 3°5'24"W

OS Eastings: 336451

OS Northings: 950592

OS Grid: ND364505

Mapcode National: GBR L6QF.C4K

Mapcode Global: WH6DN.H4QX

Plus Code: 9CCRCWQ5+HW

Entry Name: St Joachim's Roman Catholic Church, Malcolm Street, Wick

Listing Name: Malcolm Street, St Joachim's Roman Catholic Church

Listing Date: 15 August 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388832

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42316

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388832

Location: Wick

County: Highland

Town: Wick

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

William Robertson - Architect, Elgin with Father Walter Lovi, 1833-34. Simple harled classical church with 3 bays divided by giant pilasters; pediment with bull's eye; moulded architrave to centre door. 6 uneven pilastered bays to north flank with 2 broad lunettes with intersecting tracery. Modern tiled roof embracing single bay to convent. Original coved ceiling to interior, otherwise modern decoration and fittings.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Bears plaque stating that the site was made available to Father Lovi by a grateful community for his service during the 1832 cholera epidemic.

B-Group with Convent.

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