One simple red-rubble range combines a tall meeting hall and a smaller two-storey house beneath the same roof.
Quick facts
- Date
- Circa 1843
- Architect / designer
- Designer unrecorded
- Type
- Combined church hall and two-storey house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB4510)
- OS grid reference
- NO 13296 18259
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The hall is a tall single-storey volume with two windows and a door. Beside it, a two-storey two-window dwelling continues under the common slated roof, making institutional and domestic functions legible in the elevation.
Its story
The building was erected around 1843 as a hall and beadle’s house associated with the Free Church complex. A later Masonic identity entered the statutory name, but present use requires separate confirmation.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a compact social and religious ensemble whose shared roof expresses the close practical relationship between meeting space and caretaker accommodation.
What to notice
- Height contrast between hall and house openings.
- Continuous roof uniting two functions.
- Warm red rubble of the street elevation.
Reading the surroundings
View from the public street and obey any current signs. Do not enter the hall or house without invitation, and respect any private, residential or fraternal activity.
Timeline
- 1843 A new Free Church complex brought hall and beadle accommodation together.
- Later period Masonic association supplied another layer of community use and naming.
- 1977 Listing protected the combined range as a single architectural unit.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation title records historical functions but is not treated as proof of present Masonic operation or public availability.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Free Church Hall and Beadle’s House, LB4510 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB4510 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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