Ayr, Prestwick Road, St James' Parish Church
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Ayr, Prestwick Road, St James' Parish Church
Classification Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Falkland Park Road; Church Of Scotland; North Newton Church; Newton-on-ayr
Canmore ID 202557
Site Number NS32SW 428
NGR NS 34177 23162
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202557
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SW 428 34177 23162
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Architect: John Murdoch. 1883.
Church & Manse, new. 1890.
Plans: at Darley Hay Partnership, Ayr.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
This church was recorded by the Threatened Buildings Survey on 8 February 2007 prior to proposed alterations including disabled access. The church and linked manse were designed by John Murdoch of Ayr the church being completed in 1885. Alex Mair added the single storey halls in 1933. The original galleried interior of the church survives intact with the organ being inserted by H Hilsden in 1925.
The Darley Hey Plans are now held in the Ayrshire Archives.
Information from RCAHMS (STG), 2009.
St James' Church [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, July 2010.
