Pulteneytown Parish Church, Argyle Square, Wick

William Davidson, 1842. 3-bay, rectangular-plan, symmetrical, gabled church with later additions including 2001 porch to principal (N) elevation. Bull-faced, Caithness stone in narrow courses with yellow sandstone ashlar margins. Base course, continuous hoodmould to entrance doors, ashlar eaves course and gabled bellcote. Tall, semicircular-arched windows, blocked architraves.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Slightly projecting narrow, sandstone central bay, battered towards apex of gable, terminating in bellcote; moulded semicircular arch supporting coped, shouldered gable. 3 former exterior entrance doors to ground set within modern enclosed porch to entire elevation, returned to W corner, 3 windows set above. Bull-faced sandstone pilaster buttresses to outer bays.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 large bipartite, geometric tracery, windows. Single storey, 1974, church hall abutting.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 5-bay, regular fenestration. Advanced gabled bay to outer right bay, coped shouldered gable.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: mirror of E, except single storey, 1958 church hall adjoined to return of porch.

Diamond-pane leaded windows, geometric patterned, painted glass to S elevation windows. Grey slates, lead flashing. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Predominantly steel and glass to porch with timber and stone detailing.

INTERIOR: timber panelled gallery to 3 sides, supported upon plain, slender cast-iron columns. Plain cornice to ceiling with moulded central ridge rib. Full-height timber classical painted timber back board to S wall. Tall fluted pilasters supporting a Corinthian entablature, finialed pediment with flanking urns, flanking paterae decorated semicircular arch supported by pilasters. Flanked by pedimented, panelled doors. Pulpit and pews date from later 19th century.