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St Columba's High Church, Bank Street, Inverness

A Category B Listed Building in Inverness Central, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4787 / 57°28'43"N

Longitude: -4.2275 / 4°13'39"W

OS Eastings: 266533

OS Northings: 845354

OS Grid: NH665453

Mapcode National: GBR H8YY.L8K

Mapcode Global: WH4GH.1952

Plus Code: 9C9QFQHC+FX

Entry Name: St Columba's High Church, Bank Street, Inverness

Listing Name: Bank Street and Fraser Street, St Columba High Church

Listing Date: 15 June 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 379674

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35150

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: The Junction Church
Inverness, Bank Street, St Columba's High Church

ID on this website: 200379674

Location: Inverness

County: Highland

Town: Inverness

Electoral Ward: Inverness Central

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

Mackenzie & Matthews, 1850-52. Perpendicular detail, coursed
rubble with ashlar dressings. 4-bay nave and aisles. Gable
front to Bank Street; gable of nave contains 4-centred arch
under Tudor hoodmould with above 4-light window; at right,
end of south-east aisle has pointed-arched door under
hoodmould with above cusped lancet, at left, 4-stage tower
with octagonal spire, tower having diagonal buttresses,
gableted clock-tower paired pointed arches to belfry and
parapet. Spire originally supported by flying buttresses
from angles of tower. At north-east end of church, transeptal
sanctuary added, John Rhind, 1866. Interior restored after
fire, Leslie Grahame Macdougall, circa 1945; south-west
gallery; stained glass rose window by Gordon Webster.

Statement of Interest

Built as the Free High Church replacing a church of 1843.

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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