Avondale Old Parish Church, 59A Kirk Street, Strathaven

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 12/01/1971 Local Authority South Lanarkshire Planning Authority South Lanarkshire Parish Avondale NGR NS 70124 44312 Coordinates 270124, 644312 — Dated 1772, interior thoroughly renovated 1879, Robert A. Bryden of Clarke & Bell, architect. Symmmetrical T-plan church with 5-stage tower on long north west elevation, later additions flanking tower and at rear. Body of church harled, with ashlar dressings and rusticated quoins; tower and flanking additions stugged ashlar with rusticated quoins; 3rd & 4th stages of tower with angle margins. Original entrance at base of tower with pilastered jambs and round-arched head, now blocked and filled with war memorial; oculus inserted in corniced 2nd stage, 3rd & 4th stages each set back, small round-arched window in former, clock in square panel in latter, bellcote above with bell-cast roof; ball finial and weathervane. Entrance in addition to north east of tower. Tall round-arched windows in each outer bay of north west elevation, all windows to the front with keystones. Remaining elevations with square-headed windows to ground and gallery levels. Piended slate roof. Interior: galleries with panelled fronts, and supported on slender cast-iron columns. Pulpit has pilastered round-headed niche with shell hood and is flanked by organ pipes in pilastered cases. Panelled ceiling. Some leaded glass panels.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.