Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Chapeltown of Glenlivet)
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The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help) is a Roman Catholic church building in the village of Chapeltown of Glenlivet in the Scottish council area of Moray . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1987.
history
The church is located in a predominantly Roman Catholic region, which is unusual for Scotland. After the nearby Scalan College closed in 1799, its head Paul MacPherson sought to build a Catholic church in the region. It would take until 1828 before the church was given a barren piece of land. A church building and a school were built on this. Presumably the clergyman Walter Lovi , who worked in Keith and who also designed other Catholic churches, planned the new building. In 1840 a sacristy was added.
Construction of today's Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour on the same site began in 1896 and was completed the following year. The older church and the school were demolished for this purpose. The sacristy, which was increased in the course of the century , was retained. The Scottish architect John Kinross is responsible for the design . The Marquess of Bute financed the construction.
description
The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour stands on the southern edge of the hamlet of Chapeltown of Glenlivet near the upper reaches of the Crombie Waters . It is simply designed in the style of Scottish neo-Romanesque . The facades of the hall church are plastered with pink Harl . Granite details are set off. A three-storey bell tower with a square floor plan rises up on the south side, at the foot of which is the two-winged main portal with ornamented cast iron fittings. Above the portal there is a statue of the Virgin Mary in a simple aedicula . The tower with offset corner stones closes with a gable roof with stepped gables . The masonry underneath is decorated with quatrefoils . Along the four axes wide nave are arched windows with simple crowning embedded. The arched windows of the choir , on the other hand, are coupled to form triplets .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
Coordinates: 57 ° 16 ′ 23.7 " N , 3 ° 15 ′ 33" W.