Tain Free Church Of Scotland Church, Queen Street, Tain

A Maitland and Sons, 1891/92. Italianate. Ashlar frontage,

dressed and coursed rubble flanks and rear, polished ashlar

dressings. Rectangular church with ornate pedimented 7 bay

north frontage to Queen Street with tall open campanile at NE

angle. 3 centre bays flanked by giant fluted pilasters

supporting entablature and pediment. Wide centre entrance

flanked by Ionic columns supporting segmental pediment; 3

pilastered and key stoned round arched windows above;

architraved windows in outer balustraded bays, linked by

moulded cill course, moulded string course and cornice.

Campanile; tall advanced lower stage with chanelled angle

pilaster strips; modillioned cornice; arcaded 2nd stage

with Corinthian angled pilasters supporting upper arcaded

domed drum with paired engaged Corinthian columns. Ball and

apex finials.

Flanks and rear; 6 bay flanks with 5 paired round headed

ground and gallery windows with moulded cills. Large bull's

eye window to south gable flanked by single round headed

lancets.

Interior; rich galleried interior with original fittings.

Stained glass; memorial window to John Fraser by Douglas

Hamilton, circa 1965. 2 windows by Mary I Wood, 1968.