Rosyth Parish Church, Queensferry Road, Rosyth

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 10/03/2000 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Burgh Dunfermline NGR NT 11552 83813 Coordinates 311552, 683813 — A H Mottram, 1930-31; with mid and later 20th century additions/church hall. Rectangular-plan nave with projecting pentagonal-sided miniature chancel to W and short lower-height wing to NW; wing extended and attached hall built (forming overall U-plan) 1954; hall extended to W 1968. Eclectic church with Palladian window above main entrance (E elevation); prominent slightly projecting square-plan corner tower (at SE angle) with ogee roof rising to octagonal belfry; buttressed nave. Harled with droved sandstone ashlar dressings. Moulded eaves course to original building; architraved openings. Round-arched windows with keystones and impost blocks to either side (N and S) of nave and W end. E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: full-height projecting piended-roofed entrance bay with cavetto eaves cornice to centre. Steps up to central round-arched entrance with moulded architrave with keystone; flanking pilaster strips with carved emblems as capitals; that to left with Scottish shield inscribed 'FAITH'; that to right with boat and star inscribed 'HOPE'. 2-leaf panelled timber door with multi-pane fanlight set back. Mullioned and transomed sexpartite Palladian window with keystone above. Flanking windows set back to ground and upper levels. Tower set forward slightly to outer left. TOWER: 2-stage with base course and moulded eaves course. Cill band to upper level. Window to each stage to each of outer (S and E) faces; lower one to S larger with pediment inscribed '1930'. Foundation stone to E inscribed 'To The Glory of God This Stone was Laid - 7th June 1930'. Octagonal cap supported on posts to belfry; surmounted by cross finial. NAVE: 7-bay with

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.