Historic Scotland - Stewarton

HBNUM: 41065 ITEM NO: 9 Group with Items: Map Ref: NS CAT: B 42040 45975 Group Cat.: Date of
Listing: 14-APR-1971
DESCRIPTION:
Dated 1841. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan church with 3 stage steeple
over entrance bay to S. Tooled, squared and coursed sandstone to South, rubble to other
elevations.
Base course, band course, cornice and blocking course. Some raised cills. Later a
single storey extensions to rear.
SOUTH (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION:
slightly advanced central pedimented entrance bay with 2-lea~ 6-panel timber entrance
doors with rectangular fanlight above and consoled cornice above. Steeple with clasping
Doric pilasters and round-arched louvred openings to 1st stage. Clock stage above.
Finialled stone spire.
INTERIOR:
cohesive interior scheme with panelled timber gallery on 3 sides
supported by slender cast iron columns. Timber pews. Pair of symmetrical
decoratively carved flanking curved staircases lead to carved timber pulpit
with organ case behind.
Shallow piended roof with grey slates. Predominantly diamond leaded-pane
windows with coloured glass decorative borders and images.
REFERENCES:
1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map 1854-9. Rev S Hussein, The 175 Years of John Knox Church, from
website www.johnknox.org.uk (accessed 2407-08). information from www.stewarton.org (accessed on 24-
07-08).
NOTES:
Place of worship in use as such. An important part of the streets cape in the
main thorough fare of Stewarton, the church is built in a simple Classical style
and is little altered externally. The interior remains substantially intact with a
dominant, finely carved pulpit. The church has an interesting ecclesiastical
history which is of significance both for the town and wider church history in
Scotland in the mid 19th century.
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