Historic churches · Central Scotland
St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar
In or near West Barns.
St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dunbar · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
St Anne's Episcopal Church is located in Westgate, Dunbar, with the nearest railway station being Dunbar, approximately 0.6 km away. Entry to the church is free, and it is wheelchair accessible. You can use the postcode EH42 1JW for sat-nav directions.
About
St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB24828). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 05/12/1977 Local Authority East Lothian Planning Authority East Lothian Burgh Dunbar NGR NT 67815 79055 Coordinates 367815, 679055 — Designed by Hew Montgomerie Wardrop circa 1886, executed by Sir R Rowand Anderson 1889-90; never completed. Gothic style. Snecked, rake-jointed sandstone rubble, stugged ashlar dressings, red tiled roof. Plain skew with gablet skewputts. Nave running E-W without aisles. Truncated tower with pyramidal roof to N at crossing point, porch at NW and small chapel at SW opposite. E GABLE: 2 clasping and 2 stepped buttresses. Base and string courses. Central, decoratively canopied niche, rose window above. Lancet windows, with mouchettes, flanking between buttresses. Cross finial. Flanking chancel bays N and S with cusped round arched windows. N FRONT: massive tower adjoining with stepped angle buttresses; 2-light arched, traceried windows at low level. 2 pointed windows in nave to W. Steeply gabled crowstepped porch to W with pointed arched entrance. W GABLE: unbuttressed, with Y-mullioned 4-light pointed windows, with cusped mouchettes and hoodmould. ST MARGARET'S CHAPEL: Gilbert Ogilvie, architect, 1919. Set back from W gable, abutting rubble rigg wall at S. Pointed, 2-light traceries window. INTERIOR: Plaster and sandstone ashlar dressings. Continuous nave and chancel; nave of 5 bays. Open vault with double tie beamed timber roof to nave; wagon-roof to chancel. Oak rood screen with figures, Willis 1896. Carved oak pulpit, communion table and rail. STAINED GLASS: E gable windows 1889-90 and 2 nave windows, Ballantine and Gardner 1904. 2 nave windows, Abbey Studio 1945-6. Other windows lead paned. Vestry room and organ in tower through chancel arch. War memorial in St Margaret's Chapel. Coffered and painted ceiling; sandsto
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Official information
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Place summary
St Anne's Episcopal Church is located in Westgate, Dunbar, in central Scotland. This church is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 56.0033, -2.5177
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH42 1JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Phone
- 01368 865 899
- Nearest railway station
- Dunbar — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Wed – Sat: 10am – 5pm; Sun: 1pm – 5pm; Mon & Tue: Closed
- Official site
- www.jmbt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17803988 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar?
- St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH42 1JW).
- What is St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar?
- St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar?
- The nearest railway station is Dunbar, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH42 1JW.
- Is St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar a listed building?
- St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar free to visit?
- Yes, St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Anne's Episcopal Church, Westgate, Dunbar?
- The nearest railway station is Dunbar, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH42 1JW.