St John's Church Of Scotland, Bath Street, Largs

1843 Church rebuilt 1886, A.J.Graham Architect. Minor

alterations in 1950. Romanesque 4-bay rectangular church

with tall tower at north west corner, vestry at south west

corner, these 2 linked by arcaded narthex.Tower has small

round-headed openings to light stairway and paired round

-headed opening high on each face. Octagonal belfry with

round-headed louvred openings, slender shafts at jambs

and at angles. Corbelled faceted spire with weather vane.

Vestry has bowed front, divided by pilaster strips into 3

panels, round-headed window in each; shafted jambs and

moulded arches. Decorative eaves band continued to left

over narthex which has 5 moulded round arches, each

supported on 2 slender columns with foliated caps. Doors

below outer arches; rectangular window opening. Louvered

oculus in frame with mask heads in gable. Corbelled skews,

slate roofs. North elevation: 3 tall windows, jambs have

slender shafts supporting moulded round heads. Smaller

similarly detailed window in right bay, partially blocked,

with rectangular inserted window and oculus above. Apse

and hall to east, Gallery to south approached by round

stair tower with flat conical roof.

Interior: Nave with aisles; gallery on west gable with

arcaded balcony front. Some leaded glass panels.