Английская Википедия:Anwoth Parish Church

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox church Anwoth Parish Church was built in 1826 to serve the parish of Anwoth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Designed by Walter Newall, it replaced Anwoth Old Church, which had been the parish church since it was built in 1626 and was partially demolished at the same time as the new church was built.

The church has been designated a Category B listed building.

History

The earliest records of religious activity at Anwoth date back to the 12th century, when the parish was granted to Holyrood Abbey.Шаблон:Sfn A cross slab, dating to around 1100, was found in the parish in the late 19th century.Шаблон:Sfn

Anwoth Old Church was built on a nearby site in 1626, and in 1627, shortly after receiving his licence to preach the gospel, Samuel Rutherford took up residence as the minister at the invitation of John Gordon of Kenmure;Шаблон:Sfn Rutherford remained at the parish until 1636, when his disagreements with the church authorities led to his prohibition from practising as a minister and exile to Aberdeen.Шаблон:Sfn The old church remained in use throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, undergoing major improvements in 1710, and it continued to be used until 1826 when the new church was built.Шаблон:Sfn The ruins of the old church survive, and are designated a Category A listed building.Шаблон:Sfn

Walter Newall provided the designs for the new building,Шаблон:Sfn which was built by William and John Robertson and Andrew Mackie.Шаблон:Sfn A vestry was added later in the 19th century,Шаблон:Sfn and in 1905 a new roof was installed, along with new furniture and a raised gallery by the James Barbour and his partner John McLintock Bowie.Шаблон:Sfn Further alterations were made between 1958 and 1959 by Antony Curtiss Wolffe,Шаблон:Sfn a refugee with Jewish ancestry who fled Nazi Germany before training as an architect in Edinburgh, and eventually settling in Dumfries and Galloway.Шаблон:Sfn

The church was designated a Category B listed building in 1971.Шаблон:Sfn

Description

Anwoth Parish Church is of a plain, rectangular Neo-gothic design with a rubble exterior and polished red sandstone detailing.Шаблон:Sfn At the west gable is a square tower, built in three sections, separated by string courses. The lower two sections have pairs of lancet windows, and the belfry has a triple lancet, and is topped with battlements and pinnacles.Шаблон:Sfn The building has three bays, each with tudor arched windows with timber mullions and elaborate tracery.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn There is a single storey vestry attached to the east gable, which was built later in the 19th century using similar materials to the main church.Шаблон:Sfn

Inside, the king post truss roof installed in 1905 is exposed, and along the west wall there is a raised gallery that was constructed at the same time.Шаблон:Sfn Behind the pulpit is a small pipe organ, which was installed in 1924 by the Positive Organ Company.Шаблон:Sfn On the east wall is a white marble monument, carved by William Birnie Rhind and dedicated to William Francis John Maxwell who rebuilt the mausoleum in the churchyard of the ruined old church.Шаблон:Sfn There is also a war memorial, in the form of a wall-mounted white marble tablet, dedicated to the people from the parish who died in the First and Second World Wars.Шаблон:Sfn

Current usage

Anwoth Parish Church ceased being used as a church in 2002.Шаблон:Sfn The Church of Scotland sold the building to a private buyer, and it is now used as an events venue.

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