Description

Charles Howitt of Drumlanrig estate, architect. Built 1867. Cruciform-plan Gothic church, square tower with broach spire

linked to north east angle, entrance and ground. All built of

bull-faced pink ashlar with polished dressings, hood-moulds

and beak-head mouldings at eaves; stepped angle buttresses.

Tower: (stages undivided) north-facing door with moulded

reveals and arch; stair window above; louvered 3-light belfry

opening at upper level of each elevation, and clock to

elevations facing village; lucarnes at base of spire;

weathervane finial. Tall 3-light window with splayed cill

course, cross finial and shaped skews to each gable, and

central doorway, except at north. Shallow transepts; nave has

3 buttressed bays. Shallow vestry and organ outshots either

side of chancel. Slate roof.

Interior: simple wainscot panelling in chancel by P MacGregor

Chalmers, fine oak communion table with art nouveau ornament; open-timbered roof.

Churchyard: irregular-plan; earlier enclosure to east of

church (rubble-built ashlar-coped walls) extended to west

(? circa 1867) and enclosed by plain iron railings on low

wall, gate at north. Mostly 17th-19th century stone monuments

to east of church including Renaissance mural monument near

east gable.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Communion table possibly by J G Waddell.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17792313

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)