Once upon a time, in a world when the Covid-19 pandemic hadn’t yet reached its height, I almost bought Borgue Church. As it happens, Covid saved me from said purchase.
(Please understand, I’ve loved the idea of owning a church since I was a young ‘un. However, having got this close to buying one, I now know that buying a church is much like a boat: it’s seems like a brilliant idea at the time but is a constant money pit!)
However, I still utterly love Borgue Church and wanted to share the photos I took back in January 2020 when I went for a pre-final-decision-to-buy (that-I-then-changed-my-mind-on) look at the church.
The church has now been sold to a private individual and it’s unclear what the future holds for the building. It remains a significant local landmark – and amazing space.
View as you approach Borgue from Carrick 
The main entrance 
The nave looking towards the apse 
The amazing wooden ceiling and beams 
The apse 
The transcept leading to the vestry 
The vestry 
The second entrance to the churchyard 
View from Kirkbank 
Daffodils in the graveyard 
The graveyard with the beautiful crocus Marie Curie “Field of Hope” 
Inside the tower 
Inside the tower – part of the bell ringing mechanism 
The fireplace in the tower. Originally the church “caretaker” (there’s a specific name which I’ve forgotten, sadly – I thought it was “balliol” but can find nothing on the interwebs to back up my brain) would have lived in the tower – hence there needing to be a heat source 
The top of the chimney in the tower 
View from the tower – Kirkbank 
View from the tower – road up to the Church 
View from the tower -Limetree 
View of the roof of the vestry – with another chimney 
The main roof 
The original windows from the tower 
The old boiler in the basement