Description

A and W Reid, 1852-54. 1st pointed Gothic. 5-bay
rectangular church orientated N/S. Coursed rubble with
ashlar dressings. 3-stage tower; tooled facetted spire
with lucarnes on alternate faces. Stepped angle
buttresses; entrance under pointed moulded head at
north, small lancets in lower stage, paired belfry
openings in 3rd stage with clock above in each face;
2-light windows on gable with outer buttresses and
crocketted finials. Narrow cusped lancets with
hoodmoulds alternated by buttresses to each flank; slate
roof.
INTERIOR: braced rafter ceiling; U-shaped gallery
supported by slender hexagonal iron columns with plaster
capitals; panelled balustrade with Gothic motif and
painted plaster frieze of entwined leaves and buds.
Later 19th century small church room added to S gable.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

Former Elgin South Free Church.

Former Item 147 (1981 Revised List).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825271

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)