Historic churches · Scottish Islands
St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso
St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB42006). 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 28/11/1984 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Burgh Thurso NGR ND 11628 68551 Coordinates 311628, 968551 — J Russell Mackenzie, Aberdeen, architect, 1870. Gothic, large church, orientated SW-NE. Coursed Rubble, tooled ashlar dressings. Gabled front to street masked by large projecting canted porch rising full height with large geometric traceried windows in centre and side bays and flanked by buttresses. Recessed centre gabled porch with nook shafts and trumeau. To left of entrance polygonal gallery staircase bay with pyramidal slate roof; to right square tower rises 4 stages, the upper stage with louvred vents and truncated angle pinnacles, supporting lucarned and facetted ashlar faced spire with clock faces under stepped gables at base. Crowstepped gabled flanks with tripartites in ground floor and geometric traceried windows above. Canted NE apse with single storey extensions masking base. Crowsteps; slate roof. Interior; galleried interior with ornate bombe cast-iron gallery front, supported by cast-iron columns with fluted square capitals. Memorial in porch to Sir George Sinclair of Ulbster, died 1868. — Former "First Free Church" replacing the first, circa 1844, Disruption Free Church in Thurso. Building no longer in ecclesiastical use. Terminates Rose Street. Foundation Stone laid by Sir George Sinclair of Ulbster
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St Andrew's Church is located on Olrig Street in Thurso, within the Scottish Islands. This building is designated as a category B listed structure, recognising its historical and architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 58.5959, -3.5222
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW14 8BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q17830240 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso?
- St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW14 8BJ).
- Is St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso a listed building?
- St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso free to visit?
- Yes, St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Andrew's Church, Olrig Street, Thurso?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW14 8BJ. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.