Basic Site Details | Name: | Free Church | | Town, district or village: | Dingwall | | City or county: | Ross and Cromarty | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | B listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A handsome new church for the Free Church congregation, Dingwall (N.B.), is now all but completed. The building, which was designed by Mr. John Rhind, Inverness, is in the Gothic style. The principal doorway has a deeply moulded arch supported on clustered pilarets. The window heads are ornamented with geometrical tracery, and the windows which light the galleries rise above the eaves and are finished with gablets. On the north-east corner is a spire, 115ft. in height, finished with an octagonal Gothic pointed dome, which is crocketed in the angles. The church is to cost between £4.000 and £5000. [Building News 8 April 1870 page 270] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Church | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | High Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1867 | 1870 | | | | 17 May 1870 | | | Church opened |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Rhind | | | 1867 | 1870 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Ewing, W | | Annals of the Free Church | | | Volume II , p215 | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p404 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 8 April 1870 | | | p270 | | Inverness Advertiser | 31 May 1867 | | | | | Inverness Advertiser | 17 May 1870 | | | Report of opening |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25408 | |
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