Dundee, 328 Perth Road, Mccheyne Memorial Church
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Dundee, 328 Perth Road, Mccheyne Memorial Church
Classification Church (19th Century)
Canmore ID 184081
Site Number NO32NE 63
NGR NO 38737 29776
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/184081
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
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Dundee, 328 Perth Road, McCheyne Memorial Church.
Architect: F.T.Pilkington & Bell. 1869-70
later additions (Ireland & MacLaren).
Steepled Gothic revival church with plenty of Pilkington's attention to carved detail. Now closed and for sale.
Photographed by the Listed Buildings Area Survey.
June 2010.
Muscular gothic church with steeple, basement halls and vestry to S. Ashlar, with lighter stone bands and details. NE corner tower and spire: doorway to Shepherd's Loan within pointed cusped arch on nook-shafts with stiff-leaded capitals. Carved tympanum. Memorial to Rev R M McCheyne in granite in gabletted niche to N.
Before closure in 1999, was also known as St Peters McCheyne Church, having combined with St Peters Church, in which celebrated evangelist Rev Robert Murray McCheyne preached from 1836-43. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
Photographic Survey (24 June 2010)
