St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Leny Road, Callander

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 06/09/1979 Local Authority Stirling Planning Authority Stirling Burgh Callander National Park Loch Lomond And The Trossachs NGR NN 62474 08075 Coordinates 262474, 708075 — Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority 1857 by J.,W.H. & J.M. Hay. Attractive small cruciform-plan church built in the Rural Decorated Gothic style. With later 19th century half-octagon-plan sanctuary, transepts and adjoined rectangular-plan single storey hall to rear. The church is setback to the rear of its plot with a lawned area and large cedar tree with a sweeping driveway from the SE. It should be noted that at the time of the site visit, (2004) the church was undergoing a major refurbishment programme, both externally and internally. Initially the church only consisted of the nave with the bellcote to the W gable and the porch to the S. In 1872 the sanctuary to the E was added with the N and S transepts following in 1886. The hall was built in 1891. The nave is lit by simple pointed arched lancets with a plate traceried window to the W gable. The sanctuary and transepts are lit by cusped lancets with plate traceried windows to the transept gable ends. Interior The church has plastered white walls with timber boarding to dado height (the pews at the time of the site visit had been removed), the W wall is exposed rubble. There is a pointed stone chancel arch giving access to the sanctuary. Deep red Minton tiles in the nave arranged in a geometric design, more minton tiles in the sanctuary. Dark-stained timber scissors-raftered roof with diagonal boarding and arch bracing at crossing. Stained glass windows in the chancel depict Christ with Mary, the Crucifixion and the resurrected Christ. A stained glass window depicting the Annunciation is located to the

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.