Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries
In or near Cargenbridge.
Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dumfries · 0.4 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
Loreburn United Free Church is located at postcode DG1 1HW in Dumfries and Galloway. The nearest railway station is Dumfries, which is 0.4 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB26273). 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 C Group Category Details 100000020 - 199, 201 Date Added 06/03/1981 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Burgh Dumfries NGR NX 97290 76345 Coordinates 297290, 576345 — Crombie and Son, 1879. Gothic church incorporating 1829 church. 3-bay street elevation (nave and aisles) with square porches to recessed flanking bays. Red ashlar, with hood-moulded pointed openings and pinnacled buttresses. Y-traceried tall windows, the inner at gallery level and below gable-head, flanking (aisle) windows with deep decorative parapets over. Porches also with parapets and with pointed doorways. Slate roof. Interior: gallery to 3 sides with panelled front, and supported on decorative cast-iron columns; pulpit and organ at E. Halls to rear. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. The successor of the Secession Meeting-house in which Robert Burns frequently worshipped. (Dickie, DUMFRIES, n.d. (3rd ed) p. 114). On site of 1760 church. W MacDowall HISTORY OF DUMFRIES 1867, p. 823 and Groome, GAZETTEER, n.d. (2nd ed) Vol II p. 392 both refer to 1829 church. B Group.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Loreburn United Free Church is located on Loreburn Street in Dumfries, within the Scottish Lowlands. This church is designated as a category C listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0709, -3.6100
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG1 1HW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Nearest railway station
- Dumfries — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q56630576 (CC0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries?
- Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG1 1HW).
- What is Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries?
- Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries?
- The nearest railway station is Dumfries, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DG1 1HW.
- Is Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries a listed building?
- Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries free to visit?
- Yes, Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries is free to enter.
- How do I get to Loreburn United Free Church, Loreburn Street, Dumfries?
- The nearest railway station is Dumfries, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DG1 1HW.