Ascog Free Church, Bute

James Hamilton, 1842-43. Near-symmetrical, rectangular-plan single bay former United Free church with single storey porch projecting to front (lean-to addition adjoined to right); 3-stage Italianate belfry centred at rear (corniced and recessed at each stage). Whitewashed harl; yellow sandstone dressings. Raised base course; eaves course beneath overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Strip quoins; architraved surrounds to openings (predominantly round-arched); chamfered reveals; stone mullions to bipartites. Polished quoins to belfry at ground; shouldered margins at 2nd stage; square-headed margins above.

SW (FRONT) ELEVATION: blind Venetian window centred in apex above piended porch comprising square-headed single window beneath gabled eaves; surmounting pedimented arch; flanking stylised consoles.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4 regularly-spaced round-arched windows to main hall; single timber door (entrance) set in recessed porch to outer right; recessed belfry to outer left comprising 2-leaf timber door at ground; round-arched surround; blind 2nd stage; louvred bipartite opening beneath overhanging eaves at 3rd stage.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4 regularly-spaced round-arched windows to main hall; boarded timber doors in lean-to addition to outer left; recessed belfry to outer right as above.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: projecting belfry at centre comprising narrow square-headed window at ground; narrow round-arched window at 2nd stage; louvred bipartite opening centred beneath overhanging eaves at 3rd stage. Blind, round-arched openings recessed at ground in bays to outer left and right.

Predominantly small-paned stained glazing to main hall (some decorative stained glass); timber-mullioned glazing to remaining openings. Graded grey slate shallow-pitched roof to main hall; graded grey slate piended porch; shallow-pitched piend surmounting belfry (finial missing). Replacement rainwater goods; corniced apex stack to SW; cans missing.

INTERIOR: boarded timber dado; timber pews; corniced timber door-surrounds. Carved octagonal baptismal font; round-arched pilastered screen behind timber panelled pulpit to SW; flanking timber panelled doors. Single door centred at rear (NE); balustraded, round-arched blind opening aligned above. Decorative ceiling with architraved groins forming symmetrical, geometric pattern; painted bosses; regularly-spaced armorial shields set in cornice; replacement light fittings.

BOUNDARY WALL AND PIERS: coped low wall enclosing site to SW; stop-chamfered, painted square-plan piers flanking vehicular entrance; pyramidal caps.