St Columba's Church (Glenrothes)
The St Columba's Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Glenrothes in the Council Area Fife . In 2004, the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments in the highest monument category A.
history
In 1948 Glenrothes was designated as one of the new planned cities in Scotland. Funding for new church buildings was also fixed in the planning. The Church of Scotland commissioned the architecture firm Wheeler & Sproson with the construction of St Columba's Church in December 1958 . It should be both the largest of the three planned churches of the Church of Scotland in Glenrothes, as well as the first church building by Wheeler & Sproson. David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss laid the foundation stone on July 4, 1960. The church opened on April 14 of the following year. In the late 20th century, the adjacent rectory was demolished to make way for a parking lot for the neighboring shopping center.
description
St Columba's Church stands at the intersection of Church Street and Rothes Road northeast of the city center. During the planning phase, James Aitken Whyte , professor of theology at the University of St Andrews , recommended a return to the traditional principles of early post-Reformation church architecture in Scotland. Specifically, the Burntisland Parish Church , a central building built in the 1590s , was used as a model. The stained glass windows , which show stylistic parallels to Mondrian's work , as well as the 15.5 x 2.4 m mural “Way of the Cross” by Alberto Morrocco , which was completed in 1962, are remarkable .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
- Entry on St Columba's Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 42.8 " N , 3 ° 10 ′ 42.4" W.