Historic churches · Central Scotland
Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles
Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles — 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
Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB45876). 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 01/02/1999 Local Authority Scottish Borders Planning Authority Scottish Borders Parish Eccles NGR NT 76364 41444 Coordinates 376364, 641444 — 1844; converted to village hall, 1939. Symmetrical T-plan former Free Church advanced at centre with lower, single bay gabled block adjoined to outer left. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone rubble; ashlar dressings. Raised base course; narrow quoin strips; droved rubble quoins; long and short surrounds to openings. Square-headed windows at centre; pointed-arched windows with chamfered margins to flanking bays; sandstone mullions; chamfered cills throughout. NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay wing projecting at centre with 2-leaf timber panelled door centred at ground; architraved surround; engraved rectangular panel above; 5-light glazing row centred in gablehead; slit opening above; bipartite windows at ground flanking entrance. Pointed-arched windows in bays recessed to right and left. Single window centred in gabled bay slightly advanced to outer left; slit opening in gablehead. SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay gabled wing projecting to right with 2-leaf boarded timber door centred at ground; pointed-arched bipartite window above; pointed-arched single windows in flanking bays. Small single window at ground in bay recessed to outer left. SE (REAR) ELEVATION: regularly-spaced pointed-arched windows. Lying-pane effect opaque glazing in pointed-arched windows; modern glazing to remaining openings. Grey slate roof; tiered skews; gableted and bracketed skewputts. Replacement rainwater goods. Stop-chamfered, rendered apex stack to former vestry (?); squat circular can. INTERIOR: stair off vestibule with timber treads, plain timber uprights, finialled newels, timber handrails. Former nave running SW-NE with boarde
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Village Hall on Main Street in Eccles, central Scotland, is a category C listed building. This designation highlights its historical significance and architectural interest within the local context.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6659, -2.3773
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD5 7QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q77773529 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles?
- Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD5 7QS).
- Is Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles a listed building?
- Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles free to visit?
- Yes, Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles is free to enter.
- How do I get to Village Hall, Main Street, Eccles?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD5 7QS. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.