St Paul's Parish Church, Main Road, Fairlie

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 26/02/1980 Local Authority North Ayrshire Planning Authority North Ayrshire Parish Largs NGR NS 20984 55611 Coordinates 220984, 655611 — J J Stevenson architect, 1883, incorporating 1834 church. Gothic; T-plan, 2-stage square tower at north gable; 2 low bays to south with gabled porch at east. Rubble-built, with ashlar dressings. Tower has geometric-traceried and pointed north (chancel) window, pointed and louvred belfry opening with simple Y-tracery to each face above; crenellated parapet with spouts enclosing broached slated and ship-finialed spire. East elevation: geometric-traceried transept window, 3 bays to body of church each with hood-moulded and traceried pointed window. Shaped skews, corbelled gablet (?cut-down stack or belfry) above south gable. Slated roofs. Interior: several 20th century leaded glass windows; artists include Morris; Heaton, Butler and Bayne; Powell; Dearle; Rev Arthur Allen; Gordon and Alfred Webster. Pulpit by Bennet; 1915 Communion table and lectern both designed and carved by Rev Arthur Allen. — Ecclesiastical Building in use as such. Spire finial is a model of the yacht 'Latifa' dedicated 1951 as a memorial to Wm. Fyfe of Fairlie, naval architect. The pulpit was exhibited at the 1888 Empire exhibition. (information from Largs historical society).

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.