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Burra Parish Church, West Burra

A Category C Listed Building in Shetland Central, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.0796 / 60°4'46"N

Longitude: -1.3369 / 1°20'12"W

OS Eastings: 436997

OS Northings: 1132955

OS Grid: HU369329

Mapcode National: GBR R213.43R

Mapcode Global: XHD3J.0X16

Plus Code: 9CGW3MH7+R6

Entry Name: Burra Parish Church, West Burra

Listing Name: West Burra, Bridge End, Church of Scotland, Including Boundary Walls, Railings and Gates

Listing Date: 28 July 2000

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391212

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44602

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391212

Location: Tingwall

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland Central

Parish: Tingwall

Traditional County: Shetland

Tagged with: Church building Manse

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Description

1867, with later additions. Former United Presbyterian single storey church and manse in 6-bay range (grouped 3-3), with church to N end, wing projecting to E from rear of manse. Harl-pointed walls with stugged sandstone dressings.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: asymmetrical, 12-pane timber fixed-lights to regularly-fenestrated church to left of centre; entrance door of manse with flanking 12-pane timber sash and case windows to right of centre.

N GABLE: modern gabled addition projecting; gabled ashlar bellcote at apex of principal gable with fleur-de-lys finial and pointed-arched opening containing bell.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled wing advanced at outer left, 4-pane timber sash and case window in re-entrant to right, 12-pane timber fixed-light to church at right.

S GABLE: ground floor obscured by later lean-to wing; single 4-pane sash window offset to right in gablehead.

Modern grey slate roof with concrete skew-copes; stugged sandstone apex stacks to manse with stone copes and circular cans; extended single-flue stack to E wing with circular can.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: random rubble wall enclosing garden to E; cement-rendered and lined dwarf wall to road surmounted by decorative cast-iron railings with cast-iron gates.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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