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St Cuthbert's Parish Church, St Mary's Road, Weirhill, Melrose

A Category B Listed Building in Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6006 / 55°36'2"N

Longitude: -2.7263 / 2°43'34"W

OS Eastings: 354330

OS Northings: 634347

OS Grid: NT543343

Mapcode National: GBR 93DP.K5

Mapcode Global: WH7WQ.3H0C

Plus Code: 9C7VJ72F+6F

Entry Name: St Cuthbert's Parish Church, St Mary's Road, Weirhill, Melrose

Listing Name: St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Weirhill

Listing Date: 19 February 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382962

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37804

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Melrose, Weirhill, St Mary's Road, St Cuthbert's Parish Church

ID on this website: 200382962

Location: Melrose

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Melrose

Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

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Description

Originally designed by John Smith of Darnick 1808-1810, only the tower retained in J M Dick Peddie's 1911 reconstruction after a fire. Smith's tower is of four stages, polished ashlar, the lower two stages square on plan with round-headed openings, the third stage is set back and

contains a clock, over this the belfry is octagonal with an octagonal stone spire. The body of the church is attached to the North side of the tower and is aligned East-West. Georgian revival with tall round-headed windows between buttresses carrying a balustraded entablature, coursed

squared rubble with polished dressings. The aisles have flat roofs, nave has a pitched slated roof, the chancel is lower with a pediment to the East over a Venetian window.

Statement of Interest

A competition for the rebuilding was won by J M Dick Peddie; among the unsuccessful candidates were MacGibbon & Ross and J P Alison of Hawick.

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