Kelvinbridge Parish Church
The Kelvin Bridge Parish Church , formerly Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church and Nathanial Stevenson Memorial Free Church is a parish of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In 1898 the Scottish architect John James Stevenson presented the design of the new church. By 1902 the building was built for the United Free Church of Scotland as the Nathanial Stevenson Memorial Free Church . Through the merger in 1929, the building was transferred from the Free Church to the Church of Scotland . Over the decades several parishes were amalgamated; most recently with the nearby Lansdowne Parish Church , which became obsolete.
description
The building is on Garriochmill Road in the western Glasgow district of North Kelvinside . The neo-Gothic church is built into the steep embankment on the left bank of the Kelvin . Its masonry, which is embossed in the lower area , consists of red sandstone . On the northwest side of the nave is a striking bell tower with a square floor plan. It is decorated with tracery and pointed arched windows. Massive buttresses run along the edges, ending in pinnacles . There is a crown of four buttresses with pinnacles.
The pointed arched , double-winged main portal is located on the adjacent gable side . Small pointed arch tracery flank the portal. Above this, a large tracery is embedded in the masonry. A small cross sits on the stepped gable . On the opposite side there is a short beveled apse , which is designed in the style of the English Gothic architecture of the 14th century. The nave is five axes wide. Pilasters flank the lancet windows. A flat aisle runs underneath. The facade is rounded off by a parapet made of crenellations . On the north side there are three gables with round tracery.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ^ Information from the Presbytery of Glasgow
Web links
- Information from the Presbytery of Glasgow
- Entry on Kelvinbridge Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 39.6 " N , 4 ° 16 ′ 44.4" W.