Historic churches · Central Scotland
St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow
St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow — category C 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
St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB37505). 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 C Date Added 16/03/1992 Local Authority West Lothian Planning Authority West Lothian Burgh Linlithgow NGR NS 99805 76959 Coordinates 299805, 676959 — 1840. Plain, symmetrical, 3-bay, rectangular-plan church. Cream sandstone rubble, squarted and coursed to S elevation. Base and cill courses, round-headed openings with splayed reveals, raised margins. Clasping buttresses to corners, corbelled eaves to side elevations. S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay gable facade; doorpiece to centre with diamond-pane fanlight, boarded 2-leaf doors, low projecting walls framing steps to entrance ending in octagonal pillars; entrance flanked by windows. Group of 3 windows above entrance, taller window to centre flanked by blind outer bays. Plaque above inscribed 'CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL 1840'. Loop window over. E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3 bays divided by strip pilasters; group of 3 windows to centre, windows to outer bays. W (SIDE) ELEVATION: mirror image of E wing. N (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled with 2 windows. Mostly diamond-pane glazing pattern, multi-pane fixed glazing to N bay to each side elevation. Grey slate roof; ashlar coped skews and buttresses, apex stone to gables. INTERIOR: not seen 1990. BOUNDARY WALL: low surrounding sandstone rubble wall, squared sandstone octagonal pier to left with ashlar cap, cast-iron railing to left. — Formerly the Congregational Chapel, built in 1840 at a cost of $700.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St John's Evangelical Church is located on Union Road in Linlithgow, central Scotland. This building is designated as a category C listed structure, recognising its architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9751, -3.6071
- District
- West Lothian
- Postcode
- EH49 7EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bathgate and Linlithgow
- Official site
- www.linlithgowstory.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q56643701 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow?
- St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH49 7EW).
- Is St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow a listed building?
- St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow free to visit?
- Yes, St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's Evangelical Church, Union Road, Linlithgow?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH49 7EW. It sits within the Bathgate and Linlithgow parliamentary constituency.