Description

Alexander Ross of Inverness, architect. Dated 1873.
Rectangular plan Gothic church; south wall has 3-stage
square tower at east end, gabled porch at west hall and
vestry at north rebuilt 1926; modern hall at east.
Stugged and snecked ashlar with polished dressings.
Tower (strings divide stages) has engaged octagonal
stair angle turret latter with facetted and finialed
store spire former pyramidal with lucarnes. Tower
has lancets to lower stage, small cusped openings 2nd
stage; louvered, hood-moulded openings at top stage
with nook shafts, gargoyles at angles continuous band
above has quatrefoil panels. Porch has hood-moulded
south-facing door, with 2 stumpy nook shafts with
foliated capitals (datestone above) Lancets to bays;
hood-moulded 3-light west window, plate-traceried
east window. String at cill level. Stylised masks at
eaves; straight skews; cross-finialed gables; slate
roof.
Interior: colourful effect produced by use of
contrasting materials; ornate wrought-iron rood screen;
chancel arch with dogtooth ornamented arch supported by
engaged columns with foliated capitals; open timber
roof on carved corbels; aumbry on chancel north wall
below 3-light window. Some leaded glass panels.
Octagonal pulpit. Substantial slate-roofed timber
lych gate to south west a war memorial.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• St Cyprian's Church, Lenzie at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7592926

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)