Lowson Memorial Church, Montrose Road, Forfar

Lowson Memorial Church, located on Montrose Road in Forfar, was designed by Marshall Mackenzie of Aberdeen and built between 1912 and 1914. This late Scots Gothic church features a cruciform layout and is constructed from red snecked rubble, with architectural details inspired by various sources including Elgin, Aberdeen Greyfriars, and St. Monance. The church has a five-bay nave with aisles, although the western bay is blind and includes a vaulted south porch that houses the narthex and an organ chamber above. The transepts do not have aisles and the presbytery is a single bay. A low central tower topped with a squat spire completes the structure. Inside, the church showcases round-arched arcades supported by circular piers and a waggon roof that is groined at the clerestory windows. Notably, the stained glass is of outstanding interest and was created by Douglas Strachan.