(Sanfina Uk Ltd), Former Free Church, Church Lane, Errol

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 09/06/1981 Local Authority Perth And Kinross Planning Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Errol NGR NO 25264 22852 Coordinates 325264, 722852 — 1843. Carles Spence of Rait, builder. Understated Tudor gothic church with pyramidally-capped squat entrance tower and 4-bay aisled nave. Snecked rubble with stugged ashlar quoins. Band courses. Pointed-arch openings. Timber mullions and chamfered arrises. N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: finialled 2-stage tower to centre with broad hoodmoulded pointed-arch doorway and panelled timber door, clock in roundel above and band course giving way to low 2nd stage with 2 closely aligned louvered opening to N, E and W. Flanking piend-roofed aisles each with 2 square-headed 2-light traceried windows to lower (also piended) bays in re-entrants. E (CHURCH LANE) ELEVATION: 2-light traceried window to each bay of 4-bay nave on ground falling steeply to S, penultimate bay to right with further small opening abutting base of window. W (OLD CHURCHYARD) ELEVATION: as E elevation but all windows altered, that to left of centre blocked. S ELEVATION: largely blank elevation with gable to centre and piended outer bays, that to left with small square basement window. Plate glass glazing. Grey slates and corrugated-iron roof. Cast-iron downpipes, decorative rainwater hoppers to S. INTERIOR: retains cast-iron columns. — Ecclesiastical building no longer in use as such. Formerly listed as Thomson's (Woodworkers) Ltd, (Former Free Church) Cowgate. Built by the Free Church Association, the foundation stone was laid on 15th August, 1843 by Charles Playfair of East Inchmichael. The building was officially opened on 10th December the same year.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.