Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church
St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB3621). 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 Group Category Details 100000020 - See Notes Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Dalry (Dumf & Galloway) NGR NX 61869 81194 Coordinates 261869, 581194 — William McAndlish, architect, 1832. T-plan buttressed neo-Gothic church with 3-stage tower to S front. Rubble walling with contrasting polished sandstone buttresses and chamfered margins. 5-bay S front with central tower flanked by lancets. All windows pointed arched with hoodmoulds, timber Y-tracery and small-pane glazing. N transept with large moulded pointed-arch opening (now with timber and glass infil) forming porch. Buttresses rise to pinnacles at angles. Moulded eaves cornice, slate roofs, stepped sandstone skews, pinnacles at gable apexes. 3-stage buttressed tower with moulded string-course between stages. Door to ground with quatrefoil moulded panel above; lancet windows to 1st stage, louvred openings to 3rd. Embattled parapet with pinnacles at angles. INTERIOR: panel-fronted gallery to 3 sides supported on cast-iron columns. Elaborate pulpit with ogee "dome" as tester. Communion table dated 1923. Walled graveyard with some 18th century stone. — B group with Dalry Old Church and Dalry Parish Church Vestry. Compares with Glancairn Parish Church, an almost identical design by McAndlish. Ecclesiastical building in use as such.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St John's Town of Dalry Parish Church is located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is a category B listed building, recognised for its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.1059, -4.1667
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG7 3SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Official site
- www.covenanter.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17792340 (CC0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church?
- St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG7 3SW).
- What is St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church?
- St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church?
- Drivers can use postcode DG7 3SW.
- Is St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church a listed building?
- St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's Town Of Dalry Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG7 3SW. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.