Description

Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, 1961. Church and presbytery to N. Concrete and facing brick (now rendered), copper roofs.

CHURCH: trapezoidal on plan, with apse containing altar. Small irregularly-placed rectangular windows, glazed with coloured glass, at ground, main lighting from roof, which tapers down from apse to ecclesiastical W on variable pitch. Deep concrete eaves band, with plain cope. Apse roof flat.

INTERIOR: Pointed grey brick, polished wood. Confessionals at N, choir gallery over entrance.

PRESBYTERY: 2-storey and basement, set into hillside, with monopitch roof. Irregular rectilinear glazing in 1920s Dutch style. Vaulted concrete ceilings.

ROADWAY AND STAIRS: Sloping site dictates extensive stairways, concrete with steel rails, and ramped roadway and car park hard landcaped with lines and patches of granite setts.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17812654

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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