Session House, Newburn Parish Church

Alexander Leslie of Largo, Architect. Built 1814-15; converted to dwelling house 1970, L A Rolland & Partners of Leven, architects. Simple rectangular-plan Gothic church, with 2-stage square tower to east. Whin

rubble, with yellow ashlar long and short dressings: upper stage of tower is ashlar; pointed and hood-moulded belfry opening to each face, corbelled and crenellated parapet and faceted spire. Symmetrical south elevation: glazed former doors to outer bays, low centrally placed piend-roofed projecting vestry, below 2 blind quatrefoil panels and

flanked by 2 tall windows: all openings pointed-headed and hood-moulded with intersecting tracery. Piended slate roof with single central stack. North elevation: symmetry lost by insertion of 1 door and window,

pointed window with intersecting tracery to each outer bay group of

4 symmetrical centre windows to ground and former gallery. Slated roof. Flat-roofed, square-plan detached former session house to west is whin rubble with yellow ashlar dressings; door to east elevation. Ashlar capping blocks imitate crenellations. Enclosed by rubble-built wall with square, droved ashlar gatepiers.