Bell Leisure Centre, 143-147 High Street, Dumbarton

John Honeyman, architect. Built 1863-64. Early English Gothic

former church, rectangular-plan, with 3-stage square tower at

north east corner capped by tall, broached spire. Snecked and

stugged ashlar, with polished dressings. Plain lower stage of

tower has continuous horizontal string; upper stages offset

with clasping buttresses capped with pinnacles; single

hood-moulded lancet to outer faces of 2nd stage; each face of

top stage has large, louvered and hood-moulded belfry opening

with shafted jambs. Lucarnes at foot of spire. Gabled

elevation to High Street: cusped-headed door recessed under

pointed arched and gabled opening flanked by pointed windows.

Triple window above, lights with cusped heads hood-moulded;

small, 3-light window in gable head with taller central

light. Angle buttresses to left with gablet and pinnacle. Low

stair tower to left with shouldered door under pointed arch;

2-light window above. All openings have moulded arches, and

shafted jambs (some of black Carnock stone) with foliate

capitals. Body of church has 5 pointed windows to each side

elevation; modern alterations at west gable. Slated roofs,

swept over aisles. Interior gutted.