Christian Institute, 16-18 Newmarket Street, Falkirk is a Grade C listed building in the Falkirk local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 April 1979. Institute. 2 related planning applications.

Christian Institute, 16-18 Newmarket Street, Falkirk

WRENN ID
silent-porch-grove
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Falkirk
Constituency
Falkirk MP: Euan Stainbank (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 April 1979
Type
Institute
Address
Christian Institute, 16-18 Newmarket Street, Falkirk, FK1 1JQ
OS grid reference
NS 887 800
Coordinates
56.00081, -3.78573
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Christian Institute, located at 16-18 Newmarket Street in Falkirk, was designed by George Deas Page between 1880 and 1881. This building features a mix of Renaissance and Romanesque architectural styles. It is two stories tall with piended roofs and an ashlar front. The central section is raised and has a pediment, flanked by channelled pilasters. The front includes a triple window at the center with stilted arches, along with one window on either side. The ground floor is designed for a shop, while the flank wall facing Glebe Street is constructed from rubble.

Local climate

Christian Institute, 16-18 Newmarket Street, Falkirk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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