Free Church, West Quality Street, Dysart is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 March 1998. Masonic Hall.
Free Church, West Quality Street, Dysart
- WRENN ID
- kindled-mantel-lake
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Fife
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1998
- Type
- Masonic Hall
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Church 1845, Masonic Hall from 1890, converted as such 1899 by D Forbes Smith. Tall single storey, 5-bay, piend-roofed former church on corner site and in irregular terrace to W. Stugged ashlar with polished margins and quoin strips. Base and eaves courses. Architraved, pointed-arch openings.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3 tall windows to centre bays; slightly advanced, pedimented outer bays, that to right with moulded doorcase and stepped hoodmould enclosing inscription "MASONIC HALL. PRESENTED BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL OF ROSSLYN 1890", pointed-arch opening above and louvered oculus in finialled pediment; bay to outer left splayed with tall window and oculus with Freemasons compasses in finialled pediment. Pyramid-capped, rectangular louvered ridge vent to centre, and modern rooflight to right.
E ELEVATION: 2 tall windows; recessed dry-dashed screen wall of rear wing to outer left.
S ELEVATION: catslide roof of dry-dashed rear wing abutting eaves line.
All windows blocked. Grey slates. Coped ashlar stacks with cans, ashlar-coped skews and ball and spike finials.
INTERIOR: not seen 1997.
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