Description

1739; alterations and re-seating, 1933. T-plan, harled with

ashlar dressings and margins. 7-bay south facing frontage with projecting square tower at east gable and large Y-tracery

window (1933) west gable. Doorways in bays 2 and 6 (blocked at

SE); occulus in centre bay, close to wallhead, with rectangular

recess below; windows checked for shutters; 12-pane fixed

glazing. Forestair leads to 1st floor door in south face of

tower, which has rectangular openings in each face of belfry

rising above church roof ridge and terminating with pyramidal

roof with apex ball finial. Rear T-wing has gable end forestair

leading to gallery; blocked ground floor entrance to burial

vault with fluted decorative detailing to architraves;

small later vestry in NE re-entrant angle Ball finials; flat

skews; slate roofs. Interior; hexagonal pulpit (circa 1739)

with panelled sides, moulded coping, Corinthian pilastered

back-board and hexagonal sounding board with moulded and

modillioned cornice stand near centre of south wall; 1933

seating in east and west aisles; long panelled communion

table fronts north aisle, which has panelled and pilastered

arched entrance and simple panelled front to Sandside gallery;

modern glazed partition closes area below gallery. Various 19th

and early 20th century mural monuments, particularly to

Pilkingtons of Sandside House.

Enclosure wall; enclosure walled with coped rubble wall;

simple ashlar gate piers flank pedestrian entrance.

Statement of Interest

Building in ecclesiastical use as such.

Re-seating retains original plan.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Reay Parish Church at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7301574

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Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)