Description

Earlier 19th century. Former manse with church to W, grouped on south-facing shore-front site.

KIRK: 3-bay hall church with porches to E gable and S elevation. Harled walls. Segmental-arched windows.

N ELEVATION: symmetrical, with regular fenestration.

E GABLE: projecting porch with window in gable and vertically-boarded timber door in N side.

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical; gabled entrance porch (with window) to right of centre; regular fenestration in 2 bays at left.

W GABLE: single window to right of centre.

4-pane timber fixed-lights, hoppered to W porch. Purple-grey slate pitched roofs with concrete skew copes to hall and porches. Shouldered apex stack to porch gable with cope and octagonal can.

MANSE: 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical house. Cement-rendered walls and margined windows with projecting cills; all painted.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical, modern conservatory projecting at ground in centre bay; windows in flanking bays and regular fenestration at 1st floor.

E ELEVATION: single storey garage with mono-pitch roof projecting at ground. blank above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-storey tower advanced at centre bay, regular fenestration at ground and 1st floors. Parapetted garage elevation with 2-leaf vertically-boarded timber doors extending to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Purple-grey slate piended roof. Pair of stone-coped ridge stacks with octagonal cans.

Statement of Interest

The former church and manse form a prominent group at the waterside on the main route north from Sumburgh.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77772702

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5