Historic churches · Central Scotland
St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall
St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall — 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
St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB45113). 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 30/03/1998 Local Authority South Lanarkshire Planning Authority South Lanarkshire Parish Dalserf NGR NS 76320 51079 Coordinates 276320, 651079 — Dated 1835, spire erected early 1860s, second gallery storey added, 1888 (dated). 2-storey, galleried, rectangular-plan church with square-plan 2-stage tower and octagonal spire to centre, built on ground rising to NE. Polished cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Base course; cavetto moulded cornice to pediment; coped blocking course. Chamfered reveals and hoodmoulds to ground floor windows; square, traceried windows to 1st floor. TOWER: string course dividing 1st and 2nd stage; machicolation detail below cornice at 2nd stage; gabled clock with trefoil detail above to each side above; continuous hoodmould over blank and louvered sides of spire; alternating circular and trefoil motifs to upper reaches of spire; weather vane. Chamfered reveals to pointed-arched openings; gabletted angle buttresses at 1st stage; pinnacled angle pilasters above. Rectangular-plan Church Hall, 1903, adjacent to S of church. W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: tower in bay to centre: window at 1st stage; steps to pointed-arched doorway with boarded door and fanlight to each side; 3-light window (tall light to centre) to each side at 2nd stage with crucifix motif above; clock to each side at base of spire. Window at ground with 3-light traceried window to galley floor above in each bay flanking. E (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay with gabled square-plan organ recess to centre. 3-light window, set high to gabled projection to centre; crucifix finial to gablehead above; crucifix finial to main gablehead set behind; window to left and right returns. Window at ground with 3-light traceried window to gallery level above in bays flanking. N (SI
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St Machan's Parish Church is located on Church Street in Larkhall, central Scotland. This church is a category B listed building, reflecting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.7373, -3.9714
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML9 2BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
Sources
- wikidata: Q17848576 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall?
- St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML9 2BG).
- Is St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall a listed building?
- St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall free to visit?
- Yes, St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Machan's Parish Church, Church Street, Larkhall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ML9 2BG. It sits within the Hamilton and Clyde Valley parliamentary constituency.