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Church Of St John The Evangelist, Newall Terrace, Dumfries

A Category B Listed Building in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0717 / 55°4'18"N

Longitude: -3.6068 / 3°36'24"W

OS Eastings: 297500

OS Northings: 576431

OS Grid: NX975764

Mapcode National: GBR 397S.YQ

Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.KSQ9

Plus Code: 9C7R39CV+M7

Entry Name: Church Of St John The Evangelist, Newall Terrace, Dumfries

Listing Name: Lovers Walk, St John's Episcopal Church and Hall

Listing Date: 6 March 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362858

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26279

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumfries, Newall Terrace, Church Of St John The Evangelist

ID on this website: 200362858

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Dumfries

Electoral Ward: Nith

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Slater and Carpenter of London, 1867. Aisled Gothic church
with unaisled lower 2-bay chancel at S, tower at NE angle
almost free-standing. Galillee added late in 19th century; hall
to W extended by W F Crombie, 1925. Bull-faced red ashlar with
polished dressings and plain or hood-moulded lancets.
Tower: plain lower stages with paired E-facing doors, engaged
stair turret to lower stages of S wall, louvred bipartites
at belfry stage; broached stone spire (120' high) with
lucarnes.
Single lights to buttressed aisle bays, close-spaced clerestory
lights. Blocked eaves; cross-finialled gables; slate roofs.
Galillee has arcaded lights.
Hall is similarly detailed, with main gable elevation to N.
Interior: Some work by H O Tarbolton, executed by firm of
Scott Morton; unplastered walls; aisle arcades contrasting
red and white ashlar, circular piers with foliated capitals;
some good furnishings and detailing; carved timber rood
screen and choir stalls; mosaic reredos.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

NMRS index links Alexander Ross of Inverness to St John's.

Foundation stone laid in 1.8.1867.

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