Lorne Street Church, Bigkiln Street, Campbeltown

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 28/03/1996 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Burgh Campbeltown NGR NR 71773 20297 Coordinates 171773, 620297 — James Boucher of Boucher & Cousland, Glasgow, dated 1867, with church hall addition by Henry E Clifford 1889. Rectangular plan, gabled entrance front to E with steeple at apex and flanking stair towers. Late 19th century single storey L-plan hall projecting to W from rear (W) elevation. Stugged squared and snecked red sandstone ashlar to nave, vestry, stair towers and hall. Alternating red and yellow sandstone banded quoins and details to E front. Chamfered arrises and sloping cills at windows. E (ENTRANCE) FRONT: 2-bay gable end to nave, with flanking square stair towers. 2-tier, stepped base course, modern steps and ramp to arcaded doorpiece of 3 pointed arches of single order with hoodmoulds and gable over each arch; cusped door surrounds. 2 pointed-arch plate tracery 2-light windows with hoodmoulds above; buttress between windows, corbelled out at gablehead supporting square base of pinnacled birdcage bellcote, angled to elevation. Pinnacle with finial at apex, pointed-arch openings and gablets to each face supported on short columns at each corner, bell extant within. Octagonal engaged buttresses framing elevation with and octagonal pinnacles and finials. Stair towers to outer left and right. String course and pointed-arch lancets at 1st floor, bracketted eaves. NAVE: 5-bay hall to W of stair towers, 2-storey pointed-arch lancet at each bay, rose window centring W elevation with single lancet to right. Single-storey entrance porch to vestry at W end, flush with S elevation, pointed-arch door with stone steps. HALL: 8-bay (N) elevation to street, gabled at 1st and 2nd bays, with blank bay (8th) at outer

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.