Glasgow Evangelical Church
The Glasgow Evangelical Church , formerly Barony North Church , is the church building of an evangelical congregation 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
The Scottish architect John Honeyman provided the design for the new church in 1878 . It was built for the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland , which eventually merged with the Church of Scotland . The total cost was £ 9,924. In 1901 the building was redesigned. With the amalgamation of the parish, the then Barony North Church replaced the nearby Trinity Duke Street Church . Eventually the building itself became obsolete and is now used by an evangelical congregation.
description
Glasgow Evangelical Church is located in Cathedral Square, not far from St Mungo's Cathedral and the Glasgow Necropolis . The neo-baroque building is designed in the style of the Italian baroque . The masonry is made of cream-colored sandstone . A bell tower rises from the north-west corner with an adjacent semicircular protruding apse . It is decorated with statues and an octagonal dome with a small lantern .
The base of the five-axis long house is rusticated . There are three rows of arched windows of different dimensions with keystones . The upper row is decorated with pilasters and archivolts in relief . Corinthian columns divide the facade vertically. They carry pedestals on the final cornice with serrations and a balustrade on which statues are lined up. The southwest corner is designed in the same way as the tower base, but the tower is not implemented. Above the arched portal there is a statue in an aedicule . The building closes with a slate-covered platform roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on Glasgow Evangelical Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 40.8 ″ N , 4 ° 14 ′ 6 ″ W.