Aberlady Parish Church
The Aberlady Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Aberlady in the East Lothian council area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
history
A religious center has been in the vicinity of the site since early Christian times. So probably since the 7th century Culdeer settled near today's Luffness House . A Carmelite fortress was built there in the late 16th century . The oldest fragments of Aberlady Parish Church date from the 15th century. In 1773 the nave was demolished and rebuilt. The additions from the 16th and 17th centuries on the north side have been preserved and have been supplemented accordingly on the south side to form two complete transepts . In the 1880s, Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss commissioned the Scottish architect William Young to redesign Gosford House . At the same time, he initiated the revision of the Aberlady Parish Church by Young in 1886.
description
The Aberlady Parish Church is located in the middle of the surrounding cemetery off the High Street ( A198 ) on the northwestern edge of Aberlady. The bell tower, which dates back to the 15th century, rises up on the west side. The quarry stone building is divided into three sections, with a cornice vertically separating the first and second sections. In the second section a pigeon house is set up and entry holes are embedded in the masonry. Above it are twin windows with round arches separated by central posts . The tower closes with a cantilevered reinforcement that conceals parts of the slate-covered pyramid roof . Flat porches with pointed arch portals with profiled reveals extend from both sides of the foot .
In contrast to the bell tower, the masonry of the younger nave consists of sandstone blocks that were built into layers of masonry . The gables of the two transepts are stepped gables . Unlike the pointed arch windows along the nave, there are arched windows there . The character of the east facade was shaped by Young's work in the 1880s. A short one-story extension with a flat roof emerges. Above it is a simple tracery of three lancet windows , which probably dates from the 18th century. The nave closes with a slate roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on Aberlady Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
Coordinates: 56 ° 0 '30.9 " N , 2 ° 51' 52.9" W.