Building record MAB11622 - NORTH PARISH CHURCH, EAST CHURCH STREET, BUCKIE
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Summary
Parish Church, built in 1879 by Duncan MacMillan on the site of, and replacing, an earlier Chapel of Ease of 1834 (NJ46NW0083).
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 22719
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4257 6562 (43m by 55m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ46NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rathven |
Type and Period (11)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Belfry (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- PINNACLE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- PINNACLE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COLUMN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- PULPIT (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Memorial (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Parish Church, built in 1879 by Duncan MacMillan on the site of, and replacing, an earlier Chapel of Ease of 1834 (NJ46NW0083). The present church is a rectangular Gothic building constructed of tooled rubble with tooled and polished ashlar dressings. There is a south entrance in the form of a double doorway with a central shaft and a traceried window above, and a cross apex finial. There are five bays along the west-facing long elevation, with stepped buttresses and tall lancets. There is a four-stage tower at the southwest of the church, with paired lancets to the first stage, triple lancets to the second, a timber traceried belfry at the third stage and clock faces in the fourth stage parapet with a crown spire. There are diminishing buttresses running the height of the tower. There is a rose window in the north gable. The church is constructed from with tooled rubble walls, with tooled and polished ashlar dressings. The roof is slated with small triangular louvred vents. Within the vestibule of the church are two war memorials, one to the men of the church who lost their lives in World War I, the second to those who died in World War II.
Period Notes
Earlier Chapel of Ease of 1834, and the present church built in 1879. Listed designation given on 25/04/1989.
Img 349, Img 349 (Ground Photograph). SAB36056.
HOWAT, AJ, 1901, CHURCHES IN MORAY, 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB729.
MCKEAN, C, 1987, MORAY: AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, 121 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1142.
Author unknown, n.d., MORAY WEEKLY NEWS, 12/07/1879 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1215.
Author unknown, n.d., MORAY WEEKLY NEWS, 26/01/1878 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1215.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 22719;
- NMR Card Number: NJ46NW30;
- NRHE Numlink: 170821;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ46NW0013;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB22719 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/170821 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1142 Bibliographic reference: MCKEAN, C. 1987. MORAY: AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. 121.
- --- SAB1215 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. MORAY WEEKLY NEWS. 26/01/1878.
- --- SAB1215 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. MORAY WEEKLY NEWS. 12/07/1879.
- --- SAB36056 Ground Photograph: Img 349. Digital. Img 349.
- --- SAB729 Bibliographic reference: HOWAT, AJ. 1901. CHURCHES IN MORAY. Y. 7.
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2022 12:50PM
