Historic churches · Central Scotland
Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw
Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB47504). 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 19/12/2000 Local Authority North Lanarkshire Planning Authority North Lanarkshire Burgh Motherwell And Wishaw NGR NS 79550 55212 Coordinates 279550, 655212 — Possibly by Thomas Burns, 1840 with additions 1874, 1891, 1931. Plain Venetian gothic church. Rectangular-plan, aligned NE-SW, 3-stage entrance tower to centre with stone spire. Yellow/pink ashlar sandstone. Hoodmoulded semicircular openings, chamfered reveals, windows with bipartite Venetian tracery; battered base course, continuous cill course and projecting cornice to eaves course. SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-bay, symmetrical, advanced bay of entrance tower to centre being engaged clock-tower; door with fanlight to centre, rolled moulding to reveal, string course cornice below window, semicircular arch arcaded top stage, terminating in Lombard frieze, projecting cornice; cast-iron brattishing to blocking course and stone obelisk finials to corners framing spire, cross finial to spire. Clock faces on projecting pedimented and corbelled timber cases. Shouldered wallhead to flanking bays, with windows slightly lower than central window. Recessed wallplane framing . NE (REAR) ELEVATION: 19th century addition obscured by modern additions. SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 5-bay, symmetrical, regular fenestration, rectangular windows to ground, door to far left bay, semicircular arched to upper storey. NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: mirror of SE. Leaded glass. Grey slates and lead ridges, cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: flanking stairs to gallery at sides, stained glass depicting Tree of Life to centre with flanking doors with fanlights to nave. Galleried nave, full-height semicircular arch to chancel. Chancel, 1874, two stained large stained glass to rear wall depicting saints dedication to base in memorial to Lo
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Old Parish Church is located on Main Street in Wishaw, central Scotland. This building is designated as a category B listed structure, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.7752, -3.9218
- District
- North Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML2 7LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
Sources
- wikidata: Q17826461 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw?
- Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML2 7LU).
- Is Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw a listed building?
- Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw free to visit?
- Yes, Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw is free to enter.
- How do I get to Old Parish Church, Main Street, Wishaw?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ML2 7LU. It sits within the Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke parliamentary constituency.