Peter MacGregor Chalmers gave this 1907 church a Romanesque nave, aisles, clerestory and four-stage south-west tower.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built 1907
- Architect / designer
- Peter MacGregor Chalmers
- Type
- Romanesque church with aisles, clerestory and tower
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB40488)
- OS grid reference
- NS 24374 41788
Architecture and continuing use
Rubble walls contain paired round arches along the aisles and taller openings at the west end. A clerestory lifts the nave, while the tower culminates in paired belfry openings and a pierced parapet rather than a spire.
Its story
The church opened in 1907 for a growing congregation. Its North Parish successor held a final service here on 30 June 2024 before merging into the new Ardrossan and Saltcoats Kirkgate parish, ending regular worship in the building.
Why it is included
It represents ambitious early-twentieth-century church design and allows recent closure to be documented accurately rather than hidden behind an old use statement.
What to notice
- Paired Romanesque aisle windows.
- The tall west window framed by shafts and buttresses.
- Two belfry openings beneath the tower’s pierced parapet.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the closed building as private and do not try doors or enter grounds beyond public routes. View discreetly from public space and respect any security, sale or maintenance activity.
Timeline
- 1907 Peter MacGregor Chalmers completed the Romanesque church.
- 26 February 1980 St Cuthbert’s entered the statutory list at Category B.
- 30 June 2024 The congregation held its final service in the building.
- 2024 Parish restructuring joined the congregation to Ardrossan and Saltcoats Kirkgate.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The HES statement “ecclesiastical building in use” is now stale. Current evidence supports closure in 2024, but future ownership or reuse was not independently established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, LB40488 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Saltcoats North Parish Church archive — Former congregation’s account of its final service and merger.
- National Records of Scotland: Saltcoats St Cuthbert’s catalogue — Current national archival description and institutional history.
- Trove search: St Cuthbert parish church Saltcoats 1907 — National collection search for site records, surveys and archive material.
Location
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