Limekilns Parish Church, Church Street, Limekilns

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 31/12/1971 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Parish Dunfermline NGR NT 07822 83355 Coordinates 307822, 683355 — 1825. 2-storey, 3-bay classical church. Ashlar front; harled elsewhere. 2-storey Giant Order pilasters and full-width pediment to principal elevation. Raised dressings to openings, eaves course and vertical margins at arrises. Moulded raised dressings to base, band and eaves courses to principal elevation. S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central replacement 2-leaf door; fanlight with oval cames; bracketed pediment. Single flanking windows; bracketed pediments; decorative, fluted consoles; flanking paired corniced pilasters. 3 1st floor windows centred above. Dominant moulded pediment. W ELEVATION: door to right; 5 large round-headed ground and 1st floor windows. N ELEVATION: single storey hall obscures ground floor. 2 round-headed stained glass windows to 1st floor of church; flanking 1st floor windows to outer bays. Two small windows in gable apex. Corniced, open stone bellcote at gable apex with single bell. E ELEVATION: 5 large round-headed ground and 1st floor windows. Door to far left. Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Raised skews; grey slate pitched roof. INTERIOR: staircases in vestibule to left and right of main door lead to gallery. Doors to left and right lead into church; 3 sets of timber pews. Central communion table to N; timber communion table and raised pulpit with flanking steps. 2 round-headed stained glass windows flank communion table depicting Resurrection scenes. Gallery with timber frontage, supported on cast-iron columns hold 7 sets of pews. Cornice and central plaster ceiling rose. Walls painted in lime green; pews painted white. BOUNDARY WALL Low rubble wall to front and sides; curved coping

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.