St Columba's Episcopal Church, Lonmay

1797; substantially extended and reconstructed 1862 (see Notes); renovated and converted to dwelling late 20th century. Early English style, T-plan church with 4-bay nave, and gabled porch. Harled with ashlar dressings. Cusped heads to lancet windows; chamfered arrises and raked cills.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: gabled transept projecting to left of centre with 2 small windows to 1st stage and single window in gablehead surmounted by bellcote (bells missing), and further window (altered from door) in lean-to projection at right; 2 tall lancets in bays to right of centre and further lower set-back bay with 2 garage doors to outer right. Slightly lower bay to left with small projecting porch with single light and door on further-gabled left return.

E (CHANCEL) ELEVATION: broad gabled elevation with large raised centre tripartite window.

S ELEVATION: tall centre bay with 4 tall lancets and 2 later pitch-roofed dormer windows, low bay to outer right with single light and narrow door; lower set-back bay to outer left with almost full-width conservatory and stone-pedimented dormer window at right.

W ELEVATION: low projecting gable with taller gable behind with blocked circular window in gablehead surmounted by cast-iron cockerel weathervane finial.

Horizontal multi-pane glazing patterns and diamond-pattern leaded glazing to porch, all replacement. Graded grey slates. Coped harled stack with can; ashlar-coped skews with bracketted skewputts.

INTERIOR: sympathetically converted interior (see Notes) with some original detail restored including former nave with stencilled decoration to kingpost truss roof and walls. Former chancel with hammerbeam roof, chancel arch and stencilling signed by 'W Wilson Painter 1870'. Arcaded carved timber screen.

LYCHGATE: broad and deep gabled timber lychgate with 4 swept-braced posts and scissor-braced gableheads; plain bargeboards and overhanging eaves. Slated roof.