New Lanark Church
The New Lanark Church is a former church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish industrial estate of New Lanark in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1974 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It is also part of the New Lanark World Heritage Site .
history
In the mid-1780s, David Dale had the New Lanark wool mill complex built. Although Dale built a model settlement for his working class families, he did not have a church built. Dale, though religious, was in opposition to the main Scottish church of his time. For reading trade fairs, he offered various common rooms in different buildings of the facility. Robert Owen , who took over the Dale business, was an atheist. He also did not have a church built, but offered the use of a hall in the New Institution for the Formation of Character for religious purposes.
When Henry Birkmyre, owner of Gourock Ropeworks , bought the facility in 1881, the philosophy changed. Birkmyre promoted religious education for families. He made the property of the New Lanark Church available to the United Presbyterian Church free of charge. He also paid for the electrical installation costs. The foundation stone was laid on October 15, 1898 and the church opened in June 1899. The total cost of building the Thomas Carlaw designed church was £ 1200. When operations in New Lanark were closed in 1971, the church became obsolete. In 1974 it was given to the New Lanark Association and now served as a community hall.
In 2011, New Lanark Church was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland. In 2013, however, their condition was classified as good with low risk.
description
New Lanark Church is in a prominent position on the main access road to New Lanark. Opposite are David Dale's House and Robert Owen's House ; on the right the New Buildings . The one-story building has a simple neo-Gothic design. The elongated church building is four axes wide. Its masonry consists of roughly hewn red sandstone . Openings and building edges are set off with polished cream-colored sandstone. The pointed arch windows are suspected of having simple, pointed cornices. The final gable roof is covered with gray slate. On the east gable sits a small roof turret with an open bell and a finial . The flatter entrance area with its two-winged wooden portal joins on the left.
The interior is simply designed in the style of the late 19th century. The walls are partly clad with wooden panels. The wooden roof structure is open.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on New Lanark Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 51.8 " N , 3 ° 46 ′ 54.4" W.