United Reform Church, Leven Street

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 23/08/2006 Local Authority West Dunbartonshire Planning Authority West Dunbartonshire Burgh Dumbarton NGR NS 40190 75180 Coordinates 240190, 675180 — Thomas Dykes and Robertson, Glasgow, 1882. Rectangular plan Greek Revival church with finely detailed pedimented entrance elevation to N. Coursed stone ashlar. N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical with central single storey advanced pedimented porch with 2-leaf timber entrance door to left return. Central tripartite window above with broad Tuscan mullions and jambs. Flanking large windows to ground with diminishing pilasters. Dentil detailing to architraves. Giant clasping Tuscan pilasters to corners. E and W elevations: 7-bay with windows to ground and clerestory level. Apron panels to windows. To S: single storey 1898 hall and office addition. Predominantly large 5 and 3-pane T-plan windows. Grey slate. Cast iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: largely unaltered interior with notable, well detailed etched glass with classical motifs in entrance screen, including key, festoon and geometric patterns. Oak timber pews with simple linear carving. Coffered and decorative plastered ceiling. Highly decorative geometric and foliate clerestory tripartite panel windows to N and S with painted glass in predominantly yellow and black. Later pulpit furniture (1963). BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: low rubble wall to E and N. Highly decorative cast iron railings by Walter McFarlane and Co. with patera, scroll and feather patterns. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. This is a distinctive church, prominently positioned on principal road in Dumbarton and with a particularly distinguished entrance elevation. The Greek Revival Style was most famously explored by Alexander (Greek) Thomson (1817 - 1875) and it is likely tha

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.