Macainsh Parish Church, Main Street, Lochgelly

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 23/03/2001 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Burgh Lochgelly NGR NT 18617 93288 Coordinates 318617, 693288 — CHURCH: Mr Downie of Kirkcaldy, architect; James Robertson, builder; David and John Wilson, joiners, 1849. Single storey rectangular plan church. Sandstone ashlar NW elevation, sandstone rubble to remainder. Base course; chamfered reveals; tall pointed arched openings with Y tracery and basket tracery. NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; gabled; 3 bay; central bay advanced, decorative architraved doorpiece, elaborate roll moulded Tudor arched doorway, flanked to left and right by inset quatrefoil, 2 leaf boarded timber door reached by splayed stone steps; pointed arched architraved window springs from doorpiece, hoodmould, birdcage bellcote with pyramidal roof. Windows flanking central bays to left and right. SW ELEVATION: symmetrical; 3 bay; single window to each bay. SE ELEVATION: various additions linking church to hall (see below). NE ELEVATION: symmetrical; 3 bay; single window to each bay. Square pane leaded stained glass windows, pair of decorative stained glass windows to SE elevation. Grey slate roof, ridge ventilator. Coped stone skews with gableted skewputts. INTERIOR: aisleless nave; panelled gallery to NW; pine pews with decorative pew ends; elaborate octagonal pulpit to SE. Elaborate plasterwork ceiling. HALL: Early 20th century. Single storey, rectangular plan hall adjoining church. Stugged, squared and snecked sandstone. Chamfered reveals. Broad round arched traceried window to gabled NW elevation, hoodmould over. Timber windows. Slate roof. Stone skews with blocked skewputts. Interior: not seen 2001. MANSE (82 MAIN STREET): Later 19th century. 2 storey, 3 bay villa. Coursed yellow sandstone ashlar with polished

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.