St Bride's Church, Onich
church in Highland, Scotland, UK
St Bride's Church is an Episcopal parish church in North Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands. The church was built in 1874 and is notable for the Arts and Crafts movement inspired features of the church interior, including distinctive stained-glass windows, decorative floor tiles and a painted vestry screen.
History
St Bride's Church was built in 1874 and was designed by architect John Garden Brown. Brown, who died at the age of 27, designed two churches before his death in 1880; his other church is Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wigtown. There is a surviving window from the church when it was built, a stained-glass window by Clayton & Bell, 1875. A two-light depiction of the Annunciation by Shrigley and Hunt was added to the church in 1896. The church organ was originally installed on the chancel's north side. In 1898, the organ was moved to an organ loft at the west end of the church.
Description
Church
The church is located in North Ballachulish in the Highland region. The interior of the church contains several notable Arts and Crafts movement details: stained glass encaustic floor tiles a painted vestry screen and cusped panelling.
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