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15 Bridge Street, Saline

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15 Bridge Street, Saline — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.

Saline and Blairingone Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 2964292

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30 min–1 h
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15 Bridge Street, Saline is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB18962). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 24/10/1990 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Parish Saline NGR NT 02336 92575 Coordinates 302336, 692575 — Louis Mercer,1844,built as Free Church in picturesque style of cottage/school architecture.Rectangular-plan hall-church with advanced bay centre in gabled street (south) elevation;altered,presently being converted to dwelling (1990).Coursed rubble,ashlar with raised margins;broad-eaved and low pitched slated roof.South gabled front:nave-and-aisle arrangement,main roof continuing over advanced centre.Timber-moulded mutule brackets at eaves and elaborately carved decorative bargeboarding at advanced ccentre,originally with scroll and fleur-de-lis motifs,timber finial and pendant with bosses at apex,and finely carved brackets with bosses at angles (4 projecting S and EW).All timberwork detailed with raised margins.Unfortunate wide slapping in centre has resulted in loss of original round-headed leaded-glass window (being reinstated,with roundel to be introduced above, 1990).Wide band course at springing point of window arch in advanced bay only.Pair of flanking doorways at aisles also in shallow raised margins with arched lintel detail (original doors 4-panelled with lugged mouldings).Finely moulded arch bellcote on moulded base and scrolls;weather vane at apex.Single stack over north gable (that matching on south lost) with tapering chimney-cans on double-cube bases.Pair axial ventilators also lost.Bipartites to plain 3-bay east and west elevations (splayed reveals on interior).Interior mostly gutted (1990):slim chamfered ?timber supports and collarbeam roof;wall rubble,stripped to bare.Access to basement originally via-lean-to attached at north (basement blind except for 2 sunk and boarded openings with chamfered dressings and stugge

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Place summary

15 Bridge Street, Saline is a church located in central Scotland. It is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.

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Coordinates
56.1159, -3.5722
District
Fife
Postcode
KY12 9TS
Parliamentary constituency
Dunfermline and Dollar

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Frequently asked questions

Where is 15 Bridge Street, Saline?
15 Bridge Street, Saline is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY12 9TS).
Is 15 Bridge Street, Saline a listed building?
15 Bridge Street, Saline is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
Is 15 Bridge Street, Saline free to visit?
Yes, 15 Bridge Street, Saline is free to enter.
How do I get to 15 Bridge Street, Saline?
Drivers can navigate to postcode KY12 9TS. It sits within the Dunfermline and Dollar parliamentary constituency.