Carrick Castle Church Including Gates And Railings

Carrick Castle Church, built 1892, is a small, rectangular plan, corrugated-iron clad building. Its exterior is a very simple example of tin building architecture.

DESCRIPTION

The E gable entrance front, which faces the loch, has simple radial timbering to the apex; below is a small gabled porch with 2-leaf timber-boarded doors. The side elevations are of 4 bays, with unusual window arrangement comprising a large square 9 pane window (although the windows are not original, the glazing pattern copies that of the original windows) with a small single pane window positioned centrally just above. To the rear gable end is a small single storey flat-roofed section, one bay deep and running the width of the church; this forms the session room, lavatory and vestry. The N elevation of the flat-roofed section has a window, of the pattern described above, which lights the session room; the long rear (W) elevation has a plain rectangular window lighting each of the 3 rooms within, and to the south elevation is a timber-boarded door which gives access to the vestry. In the apex of the rear gable-end is an octagonal opening containing a modern stained glass window which replaced the original wheel window.

INTERIOR

The interior of the church is entirely timber-boarded, and retains the original stencilled dado scheme. The roof is of timber scissor beam construction. In the early 21st century, approximately half the original pews were removed to create a recreation area. The remainder of the pews are original and many have hat-holders on the underside of the seats. Against the rear wall is a raised pulpit platform, edged by turned timber balusters and handrail, surmounted by a pair of globe gas-light shades mounted on brass poles.

MATERIALS

Timber-framed, clad with corrugated iron to walls and roof; the roof iron is modern replacement, but much of the wall iron is original. The larger windows are mainly metal framed; the only large timber window, on the south elevation, is a replica of the original windows. Some original glass remains to the smaller single pane timber windows. Some cast-iron rainwater goods.

GATES AND RAILINGS

To the E, flanking the steps which lead up to the entrance, wrought iron Art Nouveau style gates, flanked by short lengths of simple railings.