Christ Church, Bishopston Road, Lochgilphead is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Church. 1 related planning application.

Christ Church, Bishopston Road, Lochgilphead

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 July 1971
Type
Church
Address
Christ Church, Bishopston Road, Lochgilphead, PA31 8PY
OS grid reference
NR 859 883
Coordinates
56.04024, -5.4372
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Christ Church, located on Bishopston Road in Lochgilphead, was built in 1852 by John Henderson in the Gothic Revival style, specifically the Decorated style. The church features a nave and chancel, with a northern transept added in 1888. The exterior is harled and topped with a slate roof. Inside, the church boasts a timber ceiling, impressive stained glass windows, and well-crafted woodwork in the pews and pulpit.

Local climate

Christ Church, Bishopston Road, Lochgilphead sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,790 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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