Glasgow Churches

Alex Glass · Glasgow Churches

There are many throughout the city some still in use others now used for other purposes.

Glasgow Cathedral

Barony Church, High Street

Disused Church on Duke Street

St Andrew's Cathedral

Cowcaddens Church

Ramshorn Church

John Street Church

Fjord

It wasn't that long ago the Glasgow skyline was full of church spires. We're a city of heathens as my granny used to say

It begs the question how many have been demolished in the last 20-30 years?
There's been quite a few converted into flats though.

Alex Glass

Any photos

Fjord

Funnily enough... No

I'm a heathen

Alex Glass

There are plenty over where you live.

We don't see enough of your photos Fjord

Fjord

cybers

With regards to your image below Alex was this a church as i am just a whippersnapper and details are a little sketchy this was once the occupational therapy unit.... Before that and this is where it seems to get a little sketchy it was Sydney Street School. Could be the wrong building entirely and am still waiting on my father bieng well enough to confirm some of the details i thought i had. It has been a building i was fascinated by as a kid and had forgotten about it till i had cause to be diverted that way one night .... Some interesting people round that way lmao.

One i took late at night of the same building.

Alex Glass

You may be right Cybers

From the front it looks like a church and I have vague recollection of reading about it recently but may have the wrong building.

Maybe someone will be able to help with more details.

cybers

Is the other place not housed in the business centre that is behind this building.
As for the frontage on Duke street i am sure that was a church though i remember it as a drop in centre for the homeless in the 80's and 90's
Are the fibreglass elephants still across the road... Or have they been nicked.

glasgowken

Slightly smaller scale

Drumchapel Parish Church.
This was quite badly damaged during the war, the gable wall was blown out.

Alex Glass

Nice one GK

Big or small we want them all.

Another couple first from the Duke Street Church

The reason why I thought it was a church

All in It doesn't quite look like a church.

Alex Glass

St Georges Tron

Alex Glass · Shettleston Old and New

Shettleston Old Parish Church, Killin Street

Shettleston New Parish Church, Old Shettleston Road

poodiecat

The Climbing Church, Paisley Road West

Alex Glass

Nice one Poodiecat

james73

Knightswood Baptist Church

James H

Alex Glass

I like that one James.

It has some nice brickwork to the front and the extension looks modern.

james73

Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Great Western Road

James H

james73

Knightswood Saint Margarets

James H

james73

Church of Saint Ninian

James H

Alex Glass

I passed these last week and thought there were some amount of churches all in the one place.

The first one looks like it is in a rural setting. Very nice

Stuball

Sherbrooke - St Gilberts Parish Church

Alex Glass

That photo looks perfect for a magazine. You can hardly see a shadow.

Stuball

It was a tight crop job to try get rid of that ugly bus shelter

Alex Glass

You did a good job Stu

I didn't see the shelter.

Stuball

Glad you like it.. quite a photogenic building in the right light.

Fjord

Alex Glass

Very artistic

falseface

Dalmarnock

INH

Alex Glass

I forgot about that one INH.

I took a photo of it a couple of months back.

Nice one

falseface

I have a few shots of it

I got this last week in the sun.

INH

Alex Glass

Ruchazie Parish Church

falseface

james73

Business must be slow...

James H

falseface

it was Saturday morning @6.30

Hugo Drax

Here are a couple that are now departed. The first should need no introduction, the second was on the corner of Hotspur Street.

james73

Old ones that don't exist anymore? Great idea HD.

The trouble may be identifying them.

James H

Alex Glass

Nice one Hugo

Has anyone got a photo of the one that was demolished recently. I am hopeless with names. It was the one that was a night club, Bath Street I think.

Stuball

Alex Glass

Would be good to see that one Stu.

falseface

james73

From http://www.scotcities.com/central.htm

A purer form of Greek Revival was to be found just 100 metres away from Thomson's masterpiece
in the form of Elgin Place Congregational Church at the corner of Pitt Street and Bath Street.
It joined the ranks of Glasgow's lost architecture after a blaze in November 2004 which was so severe
that the church could not be saved. Demolition commenced on Christmas Eve and was completed
in early 2005. The Church had been used as a nightclub under a number of guises, Cardinal Follies,
the Temple and, from 2002, the Shack.

It was built in 1856 as an independent chapel and became a Congregational Church later in the century.
It was a well known landmark principally for its jet black colour. Unlike most buildings of the same
age the stone had never been cleaned and it carried one and a half centuries of industrial grime
on its outer skin.

The architect, John Burnet, did not attempt to add modern touches to the ancient Greek style, and
the simplicity of the building was its main attraction. The raised portico with Ionic columns led to the
entrances to the body of the church and allowed the ancillary accommodation in the
semi-basement to have natural light from windows along the side elevation.

James H

Stuball

Kinning Park Parish Church

Harper Memorial Baptist Church

Anderston Kelvingrove Church

Um... the name escapes me and it did'nt have it on it

St Colomba Church of Scotland

Fjord

The avalanche prone Anderston Kelvingrove Church in winter

AlanM

Stuball, the one you didn't have a name for is St Patrick's.

Alex Glass

Thanks for the information James

Great photos Stu and Fjord

I have a couple of St Pat's that I forgot about

falseface

Cessnock

Stuball

Renfield St Stephens

Adelaide Place Batist Church

Free Presbetarian, Woodlands Road

Woodland Methodist Church

St Mary's Episcopal Catherdral (Worthy of 2 pictures, I think you'll agree)

Stuball

Lansdowne Parish Church

Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church

Park Church

St Silas' Episcopal Church

St Vincent Street Free church

Alex Glass

You have been woring hard Stu.

Fantastic collection

I need to download a couple I took yesterday and today.

Stuball

It was a nice sunny evening :)

james73

Church of Saint Mungo

James H

Alex Glass

More great photos James

Some from my area

Darnley Free Church of Scotland

St Robert's, Peat Road, Nitshill

glasgowken

Another Drumchapel one (I never stray far eh?

) Drumchapel Baptist Church, Lillyburn Place.

Don't know if it's still in use, the roof has been rebuilt fairly recently, it used to be flat. Poor wee place used to be always getting smashed, set on fire, or tanned, when I lived opposite (no connection btw

).

HollowHorn

Dowanhill Church:

Struthers Memorial Church (Pentecostal) (Westbourne Gardens)

Alex Glass

Thanks GK and HH

AlanM

Hillhead Kelvindale - Observatory Rd

AlanM

HH- The Struthers Memorial is in Westbourne Gardens

HollowHorn

Cheers, Alan.

Alex Glass

Salvation Army, Tollcross Road, Parkhead

St Mary's, Abercromby Street, Calton

St Alphonsus'. London Road, Calton

Fjord

Alexander Thomson designed United Presbyterian Church at Gorbals Cross

Scary

Great pics guys, especially the last one by Fjord..I haven`t seen that from that angle before

Fjord

Scary

Scary

Ibrox Parish Church. Clifford Street.

Scary

Mosspark Parish Church. Ashkirk Drive

poodiecat

Alex Glass

Nice pics Scary

Scary

poodiecat

Scary

Scary

St Convals Hapland Rd Pollok

Church Of Jesus Christ Of The Latter-Day Saints Damshot Crescent Pollok

St James`Church Lyoncross Rd Pollok

james73

Springburn Parish Church

James H

Alex Glass

Saint Michael's, Parkhead

Scary

Main Street Bridgeton

smckenzie

It was great to see the Hermon Baptist Church again, I remember reading an article some time ago about the chaplaincy and church at the western infirmary.

The church is full sized and set amongst all the buildings, it had a roof top view photograph of it - very hidden but welcomes all faiths and is a full size place of worship.

You access it through the hospital (i have a vague recollection of ward 9).

I have always meant to have a look but never got round to it. Did i dream this or does it exist? had a quick google but me thinks i might be too tired to concentrate.

smckenzie

Found an article in the Evening Times Archive - not much info in it. Probably not as much of a "Secret church" as i had imagined.

Edward Fox

If one is going to bash one's bible, one might as well do it with style.

Should there be a fire in the semi-derelict building next door, I'm sure it will be the merest coincidence.

Alex Glass

Carntyne Old Church

Shettleston Road

The Methodist Church

Shettleston Road

Shettleston Baptist Church

Amulree Street, Shettleston

james73

Jordanhill Parish Church

James H

james73

All Saints, Jordanhill

James H

Alex Glass

St Francis Church, Gorbals

Alex Glass

Pollok Baptist Church Haughburn Road

Alex Glass

Old Church with no name that I could see on Edinburgh Road at Baillieston

Alex Glass · St Bridget's Church, Baillieston

St Bridget's Church, Baillieston

Alex Glass · St Andrew's Church and Old Church Hall

St Andrew's Church and Old Church Hall, Baillieston

Alex Glass · Baillieston Evangelical Church

Baillieston Evangelical Church

Alex Glass · Barlanark Greyfriars Parish Church

Barlanark Greyfriars Parish Church

Xeno

[quote="Alex Glass"]Old Church with no name that I could see on Edinburgh Road at Baillieston

[quote]

I think its called St. Johns. I'll double check that over the next few days.

Alex Glass

Thanks Xeno

It has been bothering me that there was no visible name. It is such a nice wee church and when I was in the grounds I was approached by the owner of the work-yard next door to find out what I was doing. The owners had asked him to keep an eye on the property and he does a good job. He was over within minutes of me stepping a foot inside the gate.

AlanM

Anniesland Hall
Church of Christian Brethren

AlanM

Temple Anniesland Parish Church

wee minx

Glasgow Catherdral and David Livingstone.....I presume

Alex Glass · Shettleston Free Church of Scotland

Shettleston Free Church of Scotland, Wellshot Road

wee minx

Govanhill Trinity Church of Scotland

Alex Glass

Disused Church on Coplaw Street in Govanhill

Alex Glass

The Lodging House Mission

formerly East Campbell United Presbyterian Church

Built in 1863-4 as the East Campbell United Presbyterian Church by Haig & Low in the Cinquecento style of the Italian School. Cost in 1863 £6,500 to seat 1,400 people.

Lodging House Mission

Alex Glass

St Luk's & St Andrew's Parish Church
Bain Square, Calton

St Luke's was designed by James Wylson and built n 1836-37

St Luke's & St Andrew's History

LowLight

Dennistoun New Parish

cybers

That is smart but i still maintain the best church that stood in dennistoun was the one they demolished ...
It stood on Armadale Street between Craigpark Drive and Golfhill Drive and was quite an imposing place.
Need to find out if my aunt has any negs of this kicking around as we were always getting photos took in the playground across from it.

Glasgow Churches

Shettleston Old and New

St Bridget's Church, Baillieston

St Andrew's Church and Old Church Hall

Baillieston Evangelical Church

Barlanark Greyfriars Parish Church

Shettleston Free Church of Scotland