Longrow Church and Hall, Campbeltown

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 28/08/1980 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Burgh Campbeltown NGR NR 71769 20460 Coordinates 171769, 620460 — John Burnet, 1869. Symmetrical classical church comprising 3-bay pedimented principal (NE) front, slightly advanced at 1st floor centre and extending into tall tower with crown spire. Quadrants flanking principal front, curving back to 3 x 5-bay hall with pedimented ends orientated NW-SE at right angle to entrance. 6-bay single storey church hall projecting from centre of rear elevation of hall with flanking square single storey wings in re-entrant angles. Stugged sandstone ashlar walls with polished ashlar arrises and details. Base course, band and string courses at ground and 1st floor window arch springer levels. Band course at eaves and corniced pediments at gables. NE (PRINCIPAL) FRONT: stone steps, divided into 3 flights by square ashlar pedestals supporting ornate cast-iron lamp standards. Flight at right of centre obscured by modern access ramp. 3 round-arched entrance doors comprising horizontally channelled pilasters with capitals and bases, continued around arch-head as voussoirs with panelled keystone at apex; central arch larger, triple keystone at apex with cornice and carving above. Round-arched windows at 1st floor outer bays, centre bay slightly advanced, extending through pedimented gable above with round-arched architraved niche at centre and flanking carved scrolled brackets. Square TOWER above with matching faces. String course at base, engaged round-arched window with moulded surround above, circular architraved clock faces above, incised pilasters clasping corners with bases and bracketted capitals. Upper stage; round-arched belfry openings with architraved arch-head and sloping cills

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.