St Mary's Church, South Road, Ellon

G.E. Street 1870-1. Early middle pointed, 106' long, dark

granite with lighter dressings, freestone windows and string

courses. Aisleless nave canted to narrower chancel, W.

piended lean-to narthex with depressed arch enclosing 5

lancets above. 4 2-light windows N. wall, 1 4-light window

and 2 2-light S. wall, organ chamber on S., vestry on N.;

apsidal chancel, N. spirelet at junction of nave and chancel

cleverly broached from square to semi-octagonal and thence to

circular. Interior: narthex opens into church by 3 arches,

pointed waggon roof with tie rods, good original stone

pulpit, coloured marble reredos, 2-seat sedilia with piscina,

sacrarium with brass door by Hardman & Co. Glass Clayton and

Bell N. side of nave and chancel, inferior Lavers and Barreau

S. side of nave.