St Bride's Church (alternatively, Saint Brigid of Kildare Church) is an Episcopal parish church in North Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands, within the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles.
The listed structure was built in 1874 to a design by the Edinburgh architect John George Garden Brown.[1][2] The church is one of only two buildings, both churches, known to have been designed by Brown, who died at the age of 27. His other church is Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wigtown, designed in the Gothic Revival style and completed in 1879.
The following year, Onich was separated from Ballachulish and made into an individual charge.
Adjacent to the church is St. Bride's Parsonage, designed by Ross & Macbeth in 1891.[3]
The church is noted for its interior inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement with attractive floor tiling and stained glass windows. There is an impressive stone cross in the churchyard commemorating Alexander Chinnery-Haldane, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles.[4]
References edit
- ^ "History". Diocese of Argyll and The Isles. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (August 28, 2019, 4:06 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Onich, Nether Lochaber Espicopal Church Of St Bride, Parsonage". RCAHMS. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "St Bride's Church". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Saint Brigid of Kildare Church (Onich) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Diocesan profile
