Lamlash and Kilbride Parish Church

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Lamlash and Kilbride Parish Church

The Lamlash and Kilbride Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in the North Ayrshire council area . In 1994 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A. The church is still in use as such.

history

In 1773 a new church building was built in Lamlash. It replaced an older church in Parish Kilbride, fragments of which are still preserved in the cemetery today. The architect Frederick Thomas Pilkington designed a new building as early as 1871, but it was never realized. Today's Lamlash and Kilbride Parish Church was built at the behest of William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, to a design by H. & D. Barclay. The construction cost was about £ 4,000. An organ was added in 1934 and the church was finally restored in 1997.

description

The neo-Gothic building is located in the center of Lamlash on the A841 , which runs directly along the coastline. The hall church ends with a gable roof with four triangular dormers, which is covered with green slate. Terracotta tiles run along the roof ridge . The masonry consists of embossed red sandstone . Triple lancet windows are built into the gable surfaces, while individual pointed arch windows can be found on the eaves . A striking, simple bell tower rises up on the north side. There is the double-winged, pointed entrance portal with eyelashes and garments . In the upper section of the tower there are triple pointed arch openings with cornices on all sides . The tower ends with a pyramid roof .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Network presence of the parish
  3. ^ Information from the Scotland's Churches Trust

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Coordinates: 55 ° 31 '55.8 "  N , 5 ° 7' 47.3"  W.