Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso
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Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso — category A listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso is a category A listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB35800). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category A Date Added 16/03/1971 Local Authority Scottish Borders Planning Authority Scottish Borders Burgh Kelso NGR NT 72572 34201 Coordinates 372572, 634201 — F T Pilkington, 1865-7, highly individual version of English Decorated Gothic. Tall gable to west with central projecting gabled entrance porch rising through the arcaded cusped windows that light the vestibule. Above and lighting the gallery is a pair of two-light windows, cusped with trefoils in the spandrels of the centre mullion, surmounted by a cusped vesica in the attic of the gable. Slightly to the north is a massive 3 stage tower and spire. Tall lucarnes at the belfry clasp an octagonal spire with two-tier tabernacles with tall slated pyramidal roofs at the angles. Interior: complex plan with steeply raking gallery to the west, open timber roof with central boss. Original gallery front and pews but stripped and light stained; 20th century communion table pulpit and organ case. — Built as Kelso Free Church of which Dr Horatius Bonar, the hymn-writer, was the minister. Ecclesiastical building in use as such.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Free Church on Roxburgh Street in Kelso is a category A listed building located in central Scotland. It is notable for its architectural significance and historic value.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6006, -2.4369
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD5 7EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Official site
- www.scotborders.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17568423 (CC0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso?
- Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD5 7EB).
- What is Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso?
- Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso — category A listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso?
- Drivers can use postcode TD5 7EB.
- Is Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso a listed building?
- Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso free to visit?
- Yes, Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso is free to enter.
- How do I get to Free Church, Roxburgh Street, Kelso?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD5 7EB. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.