St Mary's Church (Lanark)

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St Mary's Church, Lanark

The St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in the Scottish town of Lanark in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1999. Furthermore, the associated parish hall and the rectory are each independent monuments of category A. Finally, a monument ensemble of category A consists of a church, parish hall, rectory and the entrance gate.

history

The Marienkirche was built between 1856 and 1859. The architects George Goldie and Matthew Hadfield provided the design . A fire ravaged the building in 1907. In the following three years it was rebuilt by George Ashlin and Thomas Coleman , who ran a joint architecture firm.

description

St Mary's Church is on Saint Vincent Place to the east of Lanark. The neo - Gothic three-aisled cross basilica is designed in the style of Gothic architecture of the 13th century. The masonry consists of red sandstone with contrasting yellowish details. The nave is six axes wide, while the transept is two axes wide. There are ogival tracery built in . On two axes wide choir , there are, however, three of a kind - lancet . Buttresses divide the facades vertically. The three-story bell tower is offset in front of the church. It is designed with buttresses, lancet windows and corner pinnacles below the pointed helmet.

Community Hall

The parish hall to the north was built in 1859 together with the church and designed by the same architects. The one-story building has an L-shaped floor plan, with the north leg added in 1889. It is also designed in a neo-Gothic style. The masonry consists of cut quarry stone with natural stone details . The building is designed with two pointed tracery and lancet windows. At the gable, a cross rises from the slate-covered gable roof . The skylights are more recent.

Rectory

The rectory adjoins the church to the east. It was built together with the church. Originally it was a two-story building with an L-shaped floor plan. A connecting wing was later added to the church, resulting in a Z-shaped floor plan. On the upper floor the windows close with pressed segment arches . Some simple tracery are built in. Ridge-standing chimneys protrude from the slate-covered gable roofs.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 20.2 "  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 23.4"  W.