Coldstream Parish Church, High Street, Coldstream

Built 1795; rebuilt 1906. Dick Peddie architect. Bell turret

and cap of 1st church survive. Simple classical style. Basic

rectangular plan with projecting tower, chancel, offices and

porch. West front has projecting ashlar tower in 4 stages,

flanked by 2 windows in body of church. 1st stage with bold

angle quoins: door at west, with round headed and thermal

windows above. Squat 2nd stage. 3rd stage with Tuscan columns

at angles supporting cornice and clock in each face. 4th

stage Early 19th octagonal turret with alternate blind and

louvred arched openings, and facetted roof. Body of church

snecked rubble with ashlar dressings and angle quoins. 5 bays

with round-headed lugged-architraved and keystoned windows

(no architraves to south). Circular window over projecting

square pilastered porch with ball finials. Cornice, eaves

band and die parapet (no cornice and plain parapet to south).

Parapet rises to imitate shaped gables were it meets the

tower. Large lunette in east elevation over lower block of

meeting rooms and vestry.

Interior: Tuscan columns on octagonal pedestrals support

arches forming groin vaults in aisles and chancel, and barrel

vault in nave. Early 20th century stained glass in east

lunette. 3 stained glass windows of south aisle dated 1934,

1951, 1951. Early 20th century furnishings simple, except for

minister's stall with octagonal canopy in Jacobean style.