Talk:Roxburghshire Towns and Villages H

Hounam

The site of Hounam Church has been used for religious buildings for at least four hundred years and possibly far longer, and often referred to as Hownam in earlier records. Originally the church is thought to have been cruciform shaped but works in 1840 produced the current rectangular shape.The current church at Hounam is the result of major works in 1907-8 after a fire in 1907. The outline of the building is largely unchanged but the large window shown in the photograph indicates where the original doorway once stood. The old postcard image is mounted inside the church and clearly shows the church exterior prior to the fire.
The interior of the church had to be refitted and remains virtually unchanged today from the rebuilding with the exception of replacement of the organ. The graveyard has several early stones, many mark the resting place of family groups or at the least note the events within a family.

Additional exterior and interior images of the church are available from Glen in Tinsel Knickers