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Latitude: 56.2195 / 56°13'10"N
Longitude: -2.8922 / 2°53'31"W
OS Eastings: 344771
OS Northings: 703352
OS Grid: NO447033
Mapcode National: GBR 2M.D466
Mapcode Global: WH7SJ.KX0X
Plus Code: 9C8V6495+R4
Entry Name: Session House, Newburn Parish Church
Listing Name: Kirk House (Former Parish Kirk), Former Session House, Enclosing Wall and Gatepiers
Listing Date: 1 March 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349144
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15507
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Newburn Parish Church, Session House
ID on this website: 200349144
Location: Newburn
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: East Neuk and Landward
Parish: Newburn
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Session house
Alexander Leslie of Largo, Architect. Built 1814-15; converted to dwelling house 1970, L A Rolland & Partners of Leven, architects. Simple rectangular-plan Gothic church, with 2-stage square tower to east. Whin
rubble, with yellow ashlar long and short dressings: upper stage of tower is ashlar; pointed and hood-moulded belfry opening to each face, corbelled and crenellated parapet and faceted spire. Symmetrical south elevation: glazed former doors to outer bays, low centrally placed piend-roofed projecting vestry, below 2 blind quatrefoil panels and
flanked by 2 tall windows: all openings pointed-headed and hood-moulded with intersecting tracery. Piended slate roof with single central stack. North elevation: symmetry lost by insertion of 1 door and window,
pointed window with intersecting tracery to each outer bay group of
4 symmetrical centre windows to ground and former gallery. Slated roof. Flat-roofed, square-plan detached former session house to west is whin rubble with yellow ashlar dressings; door to east elevation. Ashlar capping blocks imitate crenellations. Enclosed by rubble-built wall with square, droved ashlar gatepiers.
Advertisement for rebuilding parish church in Edinburgh Courant Nov 11, 1813. Congregation united with Largo 1958; building sold by Trustees of Church of Scotland, 1965.
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