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M328 Restoration of belfry, Lochwinnoch Auld Kirk

Address: Johnshill, Lochwinnoch PA12 4AQ
Date: 1913–14
Authorship:

(Office)

Only one bay of this church survives, dated 1729. The square, open-sided bellcote on top of the gable was restored by Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh in 1913–14.

Authorship: This is one of over 270 jobs carried out in the office of John Honeyman & Keppie (Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh from 1901) during Mackintosh's time there. Mackintosh undoubtedly worked on many of these, but there is no specific evidence for his involvement in this case.

Alternative names: Auld Simon, Old Simon, St John's Church, St Winnoc's Church, St Winnock's Church.

Cost from office job book: £65 11s 8d

Status: Standing building

Current use: Historic monument

Listing category: B

Historic Scotland/HB Number: 12622

RCAHMS Site Number: NS35NE 3

Grid Reference: NS 35595 59122

GPS coordinates: lat = 55.797333, lng = -4.624207 (Map)

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.