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Latitude: 56.0006 / 56°0'2"N
Longitude: -2.5328 / 2°31'58"W
OS Eastings: 366868
OS Northings: 678761
OS Grid: NT668787
Mapcode National: GBR ND3V.ND5
Mapcode Global: WH8W0.2F5P
Plus Code: 9C8V2F28+7V
Entry Name: Belhaven Church, Belhaven Road, Belhaven, Dunbar
Listing Name: Belhaven, Belhaven Road Belhaven Church, Church of Scotland
Listing Date: 11 January 1988
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 360775
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24732
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunbar, Belhaven, Belhaven Road, Belhaven Church
ID on this website: 200360775
Location: Dunbar
County: East Lothian
Town: Dunbar
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Church building
1838-40. Rectangular plan church with S bell turret and
spire. Red whinstone, snecked and squared; droved ashlar
dressings. Catcraig ashlar tower and belfry. Slated roof.
Hoodmoulded openings.
S FRONT: 3-bay; gable front with octagonal finials at angles.
Advanced centre bay rising to tower above. Simple, boldly
curved door surrounded. Tripartite pointed arch above with
interesting tracery. Flanking Y-traceried 2-lightwindows.
Louvred openings to tower. Octagonal steeple with blind slits
and slated roof; swept eaves. Moulded pedestal finials on
skews, echoing steeple. 3-bay E ad W elevation with
Y-traceried windows.
N (REAR): 2 Y-traceried windows and stained glass at centre.
Circular window in gable head. Stone cross finial.
Low parapet wall; railings removed. Square gatepiers;
wrought-iron lamp stands.
Modern parish hall extension to NW.
INTERIOR: panel fronted gallery supported on cast-iron
columns. Arcaded frontage to communion table. Raised central
pulpit, flanked by corner organ to E.
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Founded through East
Lothian Society for Church Extension. Became a Free Church
1843-50, then returning to Quoad Sacra status until disjoined
from Dunbar in 1863. Land purchased from Earl of Lauderdale
by Trustees of Belhaven Free Church and School 1850. Building
cost $1,690.
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