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St James' Church, Thornhill Road, Falkirk

A Category B Listed Building in Falkirk, Falkirk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0054 / 56°0'19"N

Longitude: -3.7769 / 3°46'36"W

OS Eastings: 289295

OS Northings: 680591

OS Grid: NS892805

Mapcode National: GBR 1K.TPGM

Mapcode Global: WH5QZ.YBN0

Plus Code: 9C8R264F+56

Entry Name: St James' Church, Thornhill Road, Falkirk

Listing Name: Thornhill Road, Saint James' Parish Church Including Halls, Boundary Walls, Gates and Railings

Listing Date: 8 February 1995

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372479

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31253

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Falkirk, Thornhill Road, St James' Church

ID on this website: 200372479

Location: Falkirk

County: Falkirk

Town: Falkirk

Electoral Ward: Falkirk North

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

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Description

Late 19th century in appearance. Gothic church on corner site with main gabled front to street, traceried giant nave window, porches on either side, one fronting steeple, the other in link to hall. Rock-faced red ashlar, dressed detailing, slated roofs, thin

slated spire set within steeple parapet. Hall also has gabled front to street, disabled access ramp in red engineering brick. T-plan arrangement inside church, main capitals and corbels are sculptural, main roof open timber, organ in one transept, low timber-built pulpit. Impressive c.1970 leaded glass window in liturgical east gable.

Iron-railed boundary walls also rock-faced red ashlar.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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