St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George's Street, Thurso

Alexander Ross, 1885 with later chancel completed 1905.

Simple rectangular Gothic church orientated SW-NE. Sneck

coursed rubble, contrasting tooled sandstone dressings.

Projecting gabled entrance porch at SW with narrow circular

bell tower attached, rising 3 stages with pointed headed

lancets in upper stages with Caithness slab louvres;

corbelled upper band course; bellcast fishscale slated

conical roof with cast-iron finial Large Gothic window with

geometric tracery in SW gable; simple paired lancets light

5-bay flanks and 2-bay chancel. Cross finials at apeces of

porch and NW gable; slate roofs.

Small later flat roofed vestry at N corner.

Interior; timber arch brace roof supported by wallhead

corbels with incised Celtic motifs; stiff leaf detailing to

engaged column capitals flanking chancel; tall wooden

reredos with (?) Flemish panels set into finialled frame.

Fielded panelled pew, dated 1676 with Munro eagle and

initials at rear of church.