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Summary

Description

John Honeyman, architect. Built 1863-64. Early English Gothic

former church, rectangular-plan, with 3-stage square tower at

north east corner capped by tall, broached spire. Snecked and

stugged ashlar, with polished dressings. Plain lower stage of

tower has continuous horizontal string; upper stages offset

with clasping buttresses capped with pinnacles; single

hood-moulded lancet to outer faces of 2nd stage; each face of

top stage has large, louvered and hood-moulded belfry opening

with shafted jambs. Lucarnes at foot of spire. Gabled

elevation to High Street: cusped-headed door recessed under

pointed arched and gabled opening flanked by pointed windows.

Triple window above, lights with cusped heads hood-moulded;

small, 3-light window in gable head with taller central

light. Angle buttresses to left with gablet and pinnacle. Low

stair tower to left with shouldered door under pointed arch;

2-light window above. All openings have moulded arches, and

shafted jambs (some of black Carnock stone) with foliate

capitals. Body of church has 5 pointed windows to each side

elevation; modern alterations at west gable. Slated roofs,

swept over aisles. Interior gutted.

Statement of Special Interest

Foundation stone laid 13.7.1863. Built as Free Church. No

longer ecclesiastical use converted to form licensed leisure

complex 1981/82.

Church hall and 1902 link to church by Baird & Thomson

demolished 1981.

Cost of building about $5,000.

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