Prestwick South Parish Church

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Prestwick South Parish Church

The Prestwick South Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Prestwick in the Council Area South Ayrshire . In 2003 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. The church is still in use as such.

history

In 1879 the council of the United Presbyterian Church in Ayr decided to build a small church in Prestwick. After construction began in October of the same year, the building was opened on April 25, 1880. The construction cost was £ 450. Initially only 20 to 30 people attended the services, but the congregation soon grew with support. In 1882 the church was elevated to a parish church and with Archibald Alison the first parish priest was installed.

In December of the same year it was decided to build a larger church. Designed by James A. Morris , the building opened on June 5, 1884. It took ten years to pay off the cost of building the church (£ 1900) and the rectory. In 1946 the rectory was replaced by a building on Southpark Avenue , then in 1950 by the present rectory on St Quivox Road . The construction of the new Community Hall in 1960 cost £ 11,575.

description

The building is on Main Street ( A79 ), Prestwick's main street. The masonry of the neo-Gothic church consists of gray sandstone along the east-facing front , while rubble from red sandstone was built on the west. The asymmetrical east facade is designed with a wide tracery . To the right of this is the two-winged entrance portal with a profiled reveal and gable. The northern end of the facade is the three-story bell tower. This is designed with lancet windows with coffin cornices , buttresses and small corner turrets with pointed stone helmets. The tower closes with an octagonal helmet with a weather vane. Pointed twin windows are arranged along the north facade, which is five axes wide . The building ends with slate roofs. The roofs are covered with terracotta tiles.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Information from the parish
  3. ↑ a b Information on Church History

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Coordinates: 55 ° 29 '58 "  N , 4 ° 36' 40.7"  W.