St John's Church of Scotland, Bath Street, Largs

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 14/04/1971 Local Authority North Ayrshire Planning Authority North Ayrshire Burgh Largs NGR NS 20128 59270 Coordinates 220128, 659270 — 1843 Church rebuilt 1886, A.J.Graham Architect. Minor alterations in 1950. Romanesque 4-bay rectangular church with tall tower at north west corner, vestry at south west corner, these 2 linked by arcaded narthex.Tower has small round-headed openings to light stairway and paired round -headed opening high on each face. Octagonal belfry with round-headed louvred openings, slender shafts at jambs and at angles. Corbelled faceted spire with weather vane. Vestry has bowed front, divided by pilaster strips into 3 panels, round-headed window in each; shafted jambs and moulded arches. Decorative eaves band continued to left over narthex which has 5 moulded round arches, each supported on 2 slender columns with foliated caps. Doors below outer arches; rectangular window opening. Louvered oculus in frame with mask heads in gable. Corbelled skews, slate roofs. North elevation: 3 tall windows, jambs have slender shafts supporting moulded round heads. Smaller similarly detailed window in right bay, partially blocked, with rectangular inserted window and oculus above. Apse and hall to east, Gallery to south approached by round stair tower with flat conical roof. Interior: Nave with aisles; gallery on west gable with arcaded balcony front. Some leaded glass panels. — Former Free Church. Ecclesiastical building in use.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.