East Parish Church, Green Street, Strathaven

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 12/01/1971 Local Authority South Lanarkshire Planning Authority South Lanarkshire Parish Avondale NGR NS 70214 44648 Coordinates 270214, 644648 — Built circa 1820 and thoroughly renovated in 1877; steeple dated 1843. Square-plan church on raised basement. Prominent painted ashlar, advanced, 5-stage tall tower, corniced between stages, with spire, at south. Tall 1st stage, blocked round-arched door, round-arched window above; 2nd stage with angle margins, paired round-arched windows and date MDCCCXLIII cut by James Park, mason. 3rd stage with angle pilasters supporting finials and single light; 4th octagonal with margins and clock in 4 faces. 5th with angle pilasters and louvred round-arched openings to alternate faces. Faceted spire and capping weather vane. 4 tall round-arched windows on south elevation flanking tower, 3 to side elevations. North entrance elevation has band course over basement door at head of flight of steps single window rising into gable. Piended slate roof. Galleried interior. Square-plan gatepiers have corniced caps; decorative cast iron railings. — formerly East U.P. Church Foundation stone of tower laid by Gavin Semple of Coldstream, and top stone laid by Dr Napier of Lethame.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.