Trinity Duke Street Church

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The Trinity Duke Street Church is a former church building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

The design by the renowned architecture firm Peddie & Kinnear won the competition to build the new church in 1857. The building was opened on November 28, 1858. Originally built as Sydney Place Church for the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland , the church was named Trinity Duke Street Church after several amalgamations . It is no longer used as a church today. In 1975 the building was converted into a community center.

description

Trinity Duke Street Church is located on Duke Street in the eastern Dennistoun district of Glasgow . As is typical for buildings of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, it is designed in the style of Greek classicism . The masonry consists of polished stone blocks. The portico on the north-facing front facade shows two colossal Corinthian columns. Colossal pilasters flank the area. The facade closes with a triangular gable with antefixes , the tympanum of which , like the frieze running below, is richly ornamented. The final gable roof is covered with slate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
  3. ↑ Entry on Trinity Duke Street Church  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 31.6 "  N , 4 ° 13 ′ 47.3"  W.