Finnart St Paul's Church
The Finnart St Paul's Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Greenock in Inverclyde . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. The church is still in use as such.
history
The parish of St Paul's was founded in 1878. Until the opening of St Paul's Church in 1893, it used a makeshift building known as the "Tin Tabernacle". As an architect, Robert Rowand Anderson was responsible for the design of St Paul's Church. In the following year an organ was installed and in 1920 it was switched to electric lighting. In 1978 the congregations of St Paul’s and Finnart (founded in 1883) merged to form Finnart St Paul's Church , which from then on used the building of St Paul's Church. The Finnart Church was then converted into living space. In 1982 an extension was built on the site of the previously planned bell tower. The church was restored in 2003 with funds provided by Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund , among others . In June 2011 the congregations of Finnart St Paul's Church, Old West Kirk and Ardgowan Church merged to form the "Lyle Community Kirk".
description
Finnart St Paul's Church is in northwest Greenock at the intersection of Newark Street and Bentinck Street . The masonry consists of roughly hewn red rubble stone . The main nave has a length of 37 m, a width of 9.5 m and a height of 21 m. The narrow aisles are windowless. The neo-Gothic building is designed in great detail. There is no bell tower.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Information from the parish
Web links
- Information from the parish
- Entry on Finnart St Paul's Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′ 30.8 " N , 4 ° 46 ′ 53.2" W.