Description

Crombie and Son, 1879. Gothic church incorporating 1829
church. 3-bay street elevation (nave and aisles) with square
porches to recessed flanking bays. Red ashlar, with hood-moulded
pointed openings and pinnacled buttresses. Y-traceried tall
windows, the inner at gallery level and below gable-head,
flanking (aisle) windows with deep decorative parapets over.
Porches also with parapets and with pointed doorways. Slate
roof.
Interior: gallery to 3 sides with panelled front, and supported
on decorative cast-iron columns; pulpit and organ at E. Halls
to rear.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

The successor of the Secession Meeting-house in which Robert

Burns frequently worshipped. (Dickie, DUMFRIES, n.d. (3rd

ed) p. 114). On site of 1760 church.

W MacDowall HISTORY OF DUMFRIES 1867, p. 823 and Groome,

GAZETTEER, n.d. (2nd ed) Vol II p. 392 both refer to 1829

church.

B Group.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56630576

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