Baldernock Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 05/09/1973 Local Authority East Dunbartonshire Planning Authority East Dunbartonshire Parish Baldernock NGR NS 57676 75062 Coordinates 257676, 675062 — 1795 with later additions. 2-storey, rectangular-plan parish church with later addition to N elevation, forming T-plan. Squared, sandstone rubble. E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Iron-railed forestair leading to 1st floor entrance: timber doors to entrance and at ground to forestair; flanking single windows at 1st floor. S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4-bay. Central bell tower; infilled entrance; inscription "Deo Optimo Maximo! P.F.S. - Q.S MDCCXCV. Beneath pediment; rises to ball-finialed canopied bellcote; 1896 bell within. Tall arched windows flanking; square-headed single windows to outer bays. W (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Mirror of E elevation (see above). N (SIDE) ELEVATION: single windows to outer left and right; advanced (later) vestry with timber eaves; timber door and letterbox fanlight with single window to right and left re-entrant angle; single window to right re-entrant angle. Timber sash and case windows. Pitched slate roof; straight skews; square stack to vestry; circular can. INTERIOR: corniced, timber pannelled central pulpit with sound board; timber dado panelling; panelled timber gallery to 3 sides supported on timber columns (ribbed frieze and modillion cornice to gallery). Plain cornice to ceiling. Timber alter furnishings; stone font; 1st and 2nd World War Memorial Panels. GRAVEYARD, WATCH HOUSE, GATEPIERS, GATES, POSTBOX AND BOUNDARY WALL: graveyard surrounding church; predominantly 19th century headstone graves. Octagonal-plan watchhouse dated 1828; 2-leaf timber door with timber fanlight to entrance; single window with apron to one elevation only; pyramidal slate roof; polygonal stack. C

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.