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This church was built in 1794 to replace an earlier church located in the graveyard opposite (NJ46NW0001), with repairs by William Robertson in 1832, additions in 1874 and alterations and re-casting by R. M. Fulton in 1932. Stones from the former church were used in this building, which was partially demolished for this purpose. The building is a simple rectangular structure, with a belfry at the West gable apex, a ball finial at the East gable and a slate roof. The bell dates to circa 1750. The church is harled, with tooled ashlar margins and dressings. There are 4 keystoned round-headed windows with block imposts on the 4-bay South elevation, and 3 in the North elevation. There is a similar single gallery window in the East and West gables. The South-West window has a panelled transom at gallery level. The single-storey, 2-bay vestry extending from the West gable, and fronted by a gabled porch with an entrance to the church and vestry, was added in 1874. It has an end stack and slate roof. There is a memorial window, and a 1921 war memorial placed in the South wall. The interior, re-cast in 1932, has fluted wooden columns, possibly with a cast-iron core, and a raised and fielded panelled gallery front re-used from the original 1794 church. There is a 1932 pulpit fronting an organ.
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NJ46NW0012 - RATHVEN PARISH CHURCH