United Reform Church, Leven Street

The United Reform Church on Leven Street, designed by Thomas Dykes and Robertson in 1882, is a rectangular plan church in the Greek Revival style, featuring a finely detailed pedimented entrance on the north side, constructed from coursed stone ashlar.

The north elevation is symmetrical, showcasing a central single-storey advanced pedimented porch with a two-leaf timber entrance door located on the left return. Above the porch is a central tripartite window with broad Tuscan mullions and jambs, flanked by large windows at ground level that are accented with diminishing pilasters. The architraves display dentil detailing, and giant clasping Tuscan pilasters are positioned at the corners.

The east and west elevations consist of seven bays, each with windows at both ground and clerestory levels, featuring apron panels beneath the windows.

To the south, there is a single-storey addition from 1898 that houses a hall and office.

The church predominantly features large T-plan windows with five and three panes, a grey slate roof, and cast iron rainwater goods.

Inside, the church retains a largely unaltered interior that includes notable etched glass with classical motifs in the entrance screen, showcasing designs such as keys, festoons, and geometric patterns. The oak timber pews are simply carved, and the ceiling is coffered and decorated with plasterwork. The clerestory tripartite panel windows on the north and south sides are highly decorative, featuring geometric and foliate designs with painted glass predominantly in yellow and black. There is also later pulpit furniture from 1963.

The boundary wall consists of a low rubble wall on the east and north sides, complemented by highly decorative cast iron railings made by Walter McFarlane and Co., which feature patera, scroll, and feather patterns.