Former Trinity College
The former Trinity College is a former college in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It is also part of a more comprehensive category A monument ensemble.
history
With the Scottish church schism of 1843, the so-called "disruption" , there was a need for the newly formed Free Church of Scotland to set up training centers to meet its own needs. Trinity College is one of these. The Scottish architect Charles Wilson won the tender for construction in 1856 . The construction was probably completed in 1861. Between 1869 and 1871 by David Thomson and again in 1902 by David Barclay , the building was expanded. The adjacent Park Church burned down in 1903. It was restored and subsequently served as a university library. In 1933 the building was redesigned and modernized between 1939 and 1941.
Trinity College is now part of the University of Glasgow and is located on its campus. After the congregation was amalgamated, it is now part of the Church of Scotland .
description
The building is on Lynedoch Street, northwest of Glasgow city center. The two slender towers in the Lombard style on the north-facing main facade are striking . Another tower rises from the west facade above the main portal of the former church. The masonry on the ground floor is rusticated . The arched windows are ornamented, some with sculptured spandrels. On the tower there are balconies with pilastrated access portals. The tower closes with a sweeping cornice on massive consoles . Cornices and friezes divide the facade horizontally. The north-facing facade is designed with paired Corinthian columns and triangular gables.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Former Trinity College in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 5.4 " N , 4 ° 16 ′ 33.4" W.