St Andrews R.C. Church Hall, Bridgend Street, Rothesay, Bute

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 24/03/1997 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Burgh Rothesay NGR NS 08608 64671 Coordinates 208608, 664671 — A M McKinlay, 1908. Former United Free church converted for use as church hall later 20th century. Asymmetrical 2-storey, single bay former gabled church with advanced, full-height, single bay polygonal tower to outer right; single storey, 2-bay wing recessed to outer left (adjoining adjacent block). Coursed, natural-faced red sandstone; red ashlar dressings. Raised base course; ashlar cill and lintel courses at ground and 1st floors; coped polished blocking course surmounting advanced tower to outer right; coped eaves. Red ashlar quoins; long and short ashlar surrounds to openings; square-headed windows at ground; segmental-arched 5-light window centred beneath apex; flat ogee-arched windows at 1st floor off-set to right of centre; architraved stone mullions and transoms; chamfered reveals. E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: canted tower to outer right comprising recessed 2-leaf timber panelled door; architraved Tudor-arched surround; quadripartite fanlight (architraved mullions); half-engaged octagonal shafts flanking to upper left and right; moulded stops; circular caps; corniced drip-course set between; bipartite window aligned at 1st floor. Projecting half-engaged octagonal belfry recessed to outer right; louvred trefoil-headed openings; bracketed eaves; finialed ogee roof. Recessed 2-storey panel centred beneath gabled bay to left of entrance; 2 single windows at ground; large segmental-arched window beneath apex at 1st floor comprising round-arched openings flanking single ogee-arched opening; mullioned fanlights above. Projecting foliate stop centred on corniced corbel above stop-chamfered corner at ground linkin

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.