Relief Church, West Road, Irvine

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 26/02/1980 Local Authority North Ayrshire Planning Authority North Ayrshire Burgh Irvine NGR NS 31990 38900 Coordinates 231990, 638900 — 1773, enlarged circa 1800. Classical church. Rectangular plan with advanced, pedimented and pilastered section to front, flanking side porches. Brown rubble stone walls to nave. Grey/green, squared and snecked to front. Ashlar dressings. Base course. Entablature and pediment to front. E ELEVATION: central tripartite window, flanking paired pilasters supporting simple pediment, entablature extends round sides with corner pilasters. Side porches; pilastered with entrance door to right porch and window to left porch, frieze and cornice above. S ELEVATION: 4-bay nave with tall round arched windows. Porch advanced to right with pilasters frieze and cornice, aedicule blocked in. Pilaster set back in re-entrant angle above porch. Window blocked in. Entablature above continued from E facade. N ELEVATION: symmetrical with S elevation, but window to porch. W ELEVATION: recent extensions to rear not included in listing. INTERIOR: not seen, 1996. Windows blocked and boarded. Piended roofs in grey slate. — Ecclesiastical building not in use as such. Used by British Legion Club.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.