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Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen

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Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.

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Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB19950). 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 12/01/1967 Local Authority Aberdeen Planning Authority Aberdeen Burgh Aberdeen NGR NJ 93012 04214 Coordinates 393012, 804214 — A Marshal Mackenzie, of Matthew and Mackenzie, 1890. T-plan, simple gothic church with gableted bellcote; hall additions 1904 and 1971. Single storey, basement to E; single storey hall with 2-storey additions. Coursed Aberdeen bond granite, finely finished to margins. Base course; string course at cills; chamfered reveals; blocking buttresses; predominantly trefoil-headed windows; eaves course. S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 7-bay; steeply-pitched gableted porch to penultimate bay to left, pointed-arched doorway with hoodmould and decorative label stops, 2-leaf boarded timber door with decorative ironwork hinges, stone crucifix to apex; quadripartite window to left return, right return blank; single window to flanking bay to left; single window to penultimate bay to right, flanked to left and right by bipartite windows. Church hall additions advanced to outer right, 1904 hall gabled, 1971 addition of tile-hung 1st floor to left return. E ELEVATION: asymmetrical; gabled; 3-light pointed-arched window surround encompassing central pointed-arched window, flanked to left and right by trefoil-headed window, hoodmould with decorative label stops, crucifix to apex; church hall advanced to left, 2 flat-arched windows and single pointed-arched window to right return, remainder blank. N ELEVATION: near-symmetrical; 7-bay; alternation single and bipartite windows to each bay; NE lean-to transept adjoining to outer left, timber door to basement reached by stone steps, flanked by modern window, quadripartite window centred above. W ELEVATION: symmetrical; gabled; pointed-arched window surround to centre, 5-light with alternation

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Place summary

Ruthrieston South Church is located on Holburn Street in Aberdeen, within the Scottish Highlands. It is a category B listed building, notable for its architectural significance.

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Coordinates
57.1288, -2.1171
Postcode
AB10 7LE
Parliamentary constituency
Aberdeen South
Established
1890

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen?
Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB10 7LE).
Is Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen a listed building?
Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
Is Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen free to visit?
Yes, Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen is free to enter.
How do I get to Ruthrieston South Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen?
Drivers can navigate to postcode AB10 7LE. It sits within the Aberdeen South parliamentary constituency.