St John's Church, Dunoon

St John's Church, formerly Dunoon Free Church, is a Presbyterian church building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A Category A listed structure,[1] it is located in the town centre at the junction between Hanover Street and Victoria Road. The church is still in daily use.

St John's Church
St John's Church in 2013.
OS grid referenceNS172769
LocationDunoon, Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch of Scotland
History
Statusopen
Architecture
Functional statusused
Heritage designationCategory A listed building
Designated20 July 1971
Architect(s)Robert Alexander Bryden
Architectural typeNormandy Gothic
Years built1877

History

The building was erected in 1843 on the site of an older church. Architect Robert Alexander Bryden[2] was hired and the present church building was completed in 1877.[3] Like the predecessor, it was initially called Dunoon Free Church and later renamed St John's Church.

Description

St John's Church was built using dry stone masonry and stands on a steeply sloping site which increases its apparent size and the height of the tower and spire. The architecture is in the Normandy Gothic architecture style with crisply carved details. The interior is laid out with a horse-shoe shaped gallery for the congregation and a raised and raked gallery for the choir behind the central pulpit. There are many stained glass windows throughout the building. The organ was installed in 1895 by Brook & Co as a two-manual pipe organ and was subsequently enlarged to three manuals in 1921.

The church was refurbished in 2012 via a ₤200,000 grant from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund.[4]

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References
  1. "St John's Church,Dunoon". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. Robert Alexander Bryden at ScottishArchitects.org.uk
  3. "Scotland's Church Trust". Sacred Scotland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. "Dunoon praises church refurbishment scheme" - Premier Construction News, 2012


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