The High Church and Church Hall, High Street, Nairn

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 12/03/1981 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Burgh Nairn NGR NH 88259 56322 Coordinates 288259, 856322 — A Maitland and Sons, Tain 1880/82. Early French Gothic. Designed to give appearance of nave and aisles; tall 3-stage tower and spire. West front: buttressed, gabled entrance, pair of recessed doors with nook shafts and trumeau, cusped heads under pointed arch; 2 geometric traceried windows above, central rose window in gable. Tower with stepped angle buttresses terminating as octagonal pinnacles; lancet windows, decorative clock stage, tall louvred lancets to belfry, facetted spire with 4 lucarnes. 6 bay buttressed nave with gallery stair projection at S.W., and gabled eastern bay. All stugged and coursed rubble with polished ashlar dressings; decorative corbel course; slate roof. Interior: original pine fittings; raised pulpit to east against panelled organ case, with flanking balusters. Gallery 3 sides of interior wit Gothic panelling, supported by brackets, carried on cast-iron columns with stiff leaf capitals. Fretted and billet moulded cornice; thin king post roof. Parish Hall: rectangular, 4 bay, linked to church by broad passage. Triple lancets to north and south gables. Small outshot porch to east. Stugged and coursed rubble with ashlar dressings as Church. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Formerly United Free Church. 3 fine 19th century chairs (for Provost) with eagle headed arms, carved backs and cane seats.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.