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Latitude: 56.7279 / 56°43'40"N
Longitude: -2.6527 / 2°39'9"W
OS Eastings: 360156
OS Northings: 759770
OS Grid: NO601597
Mapcode National: GBR WW.ZCWJ
Mapcode Global: WH8RG.7515
Plus Code: 9C8VP8HW+5W
Entry Name: Gatepiers, Maison Dieu Church Of Scotland, Witchden Road, Brechin
Listing Name: Maisondieu Church, Witchden Road with Front Wall and Gatepiers.
Listing Date: 11 June 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 358179
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB22588
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Brechin, Witchden Road, Maison Dieu Church Of Scotland, Gatepiers
ID on this website: 200358179
Location: Brechin
County: Angus
Town: Brechin
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1891 Sir George Washington Browne (Edinburgh). Late
classical-neo Georgian revival, with Greek detail at
frontispiece on elevated site. Rectangular 6-bay plan,
2-storeyed treatment, pedimented frontispiece centre of W
gable, 3-bay pilastrade of doors bearing distyle in coupled
antis portico of fluted Ionic columns main entablature
of flanks threaded through as lintels of main windows, small
square windows above; flanks plain coursed rubble, small
lower windows, large upper windows lintelled by main
entablature, severe treatment except at westmost bays which
have lower bipartites with their own entablature, tall
tower eastmost bay of S flank, square with domed
octagonal belfry stage, louvred round-arched openings in
Doric pilasters, splayed sides blind with urns at angles.
Hall at right angles to rear projecting S, tripartites
in gables. Large churchyard with dwarf boundary retaining
wall. Good main gatepiers fluted on inner face,
panel-pilastered on outer face, panelled banded rustication,
short plain banded curved flank walls linking outer piers
with ball finials; footgate lower down, banded piers with
ball finials.
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