West Church, Townhead Street, Strathaven is a Grade B listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 November 1980. Church. 3 related planning applications.
West Church, Townhead Street, Strathaven
- WRENN ID
- fossil-tower-foxglove
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Constituency
- East Kilbride and Strathaven MP: Joani Reid (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1980
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- NS 700 444
- Coordinates
- 55.67604, -4.06826
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
West Church, located on Townhead Street in Strathaven, was built in 1835. This rectangular-plan, symmetrical church features Gothic architectural details. The entrance front facing Townhead Street is made of polished ashlar. It has a shallow advanced entrance bay that is approached by steps, with a door that has splayed reveals and a hood mould. Above the entrance is a blind castellated parapet. There is one tall window in each outer bay, and a gallery window over the entrance, all featuring Tudor arches, Y-tracery, and hood moulds. Slender octagonal shafts at the outer angles support a cornice, blocking course, and pinnacles. The elevation facing Thomson Street is harled and includes four tall, segmental-headed windows. The roof is piended and covered with slate. The original octagonal gatepiers have corniced caps, and there are decorative cast iron railings.
Inside, the pulpit is flanked by stairs with iron balustrades and tall windows, which have leaded glass panels made by W. & J. J. Kier of Glasgow. The gallery runs along three walls and is supported by slender cast-iron clustered columns.
Local climate
West Church, Townhead Street, Strathaven sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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