Bon-Accord Church, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen

Alexander Ellis (Ellis and Wilson), 1896. 3-storey, 4-storey to rear and steeply inclined site, 3-bay gabled classical church with asymmetrical towers flanking entrance. Base course, projecting continuous stringcourse between floors, eaves course.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2-leaf timber panelled door to centre flanked by paired Corinthian pilasters supporting projecting entablature terminating in blocked balustrade. Narrow, semi-circular-arched windows to flanking bays. Pilasters rising to gallery level tripartite, semicircular-arched window. Blind rectangular plaque with projecting margin to gablehead. Swan neck scrolls flanking shouldered pediment on plinth to apex of gable. Advanced, square-plan, 3-stage tower to outer left bay; arrowslit windows, projecting cornice, octagonal lantern with ogee cupola. Large, engaged, 5-staged, square-plan tower to outer right bay; arrowslit windows, oculi to 2nd stage, projecting cornice to 3rd stage, dentil-moulded cornice to 4th stage, 5th stage belvedere with balustraded semicircular-arched openings terminating in cupola.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-storey, gable end with irregular fenestration. Blocked-in semicircular-arched window to centre of 3rd storey.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: 6-bay, regular fenestration, smaller windows to middle storey. Projecting belltower to bar outer right.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: mirror of W except outer bay to right obscured by abutting building.

Predominantly modern glazing except some original timebr frame sash and case windows to E elevation. Grey slates, lead flashing. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: rectangular-plan open nave and aisles with symmetrical balustraded steps rising to central pedimented precenter's platform to centre of N. Dado height, pitch pine panelling to nave and aisles, gallery supported upon cast-iron columns to sides and rear, turned balusters to gallery balustrade. Segmental arch supported upon carved timber Corinthian pilasters open to apse housing large timber organ casement to gallery level. Original pine pews to gallery and nave. Timber coffering, springers and braces to roof.