Bid to bring back iconic tower roof
East Lothian Courier article - Gregor Miller - 16th June 2022
A North Berwick group is launching a campaign to raise money and restore one of the town’s oldest churches.
St Andrew’s Kirk Ports is a 17th-century church to the south of the town centre, with an iconic belltower that used to dominate the skyline.
St Andrew’s Kirk Ports is a 17th century church to the south of the town centre, with an iconic belltower that used to dominate the skyline.
North Berwick Environment and Heritage Trust is now revisiting calls to restore the building, returning the belltower roof and consolidating the entire structure.
Olwyn Owen, Chairperson of NBEHT told the Courier ‘Raising the money to consolidate the kirk and reinstate the distinctive bell-shaped roof will be a priority for the trust’s community based activity this year.
With the support of the community and other funders, we truly believe that we could see that softly gleaming and graceful roof back in place before too long.’