Basic Site Details | Name: | Govanhill Established Church | | Town, district or village: | Govanhill | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The memorial-stone of a new Established church, in course of erection at the junction of Allison-street and Cathcart-road, was laid on Saturday. The style adopted is Middle Pointed Gothic. At the angle of the roads will be a tower and spire rising to 150 feet in height. The church will be divided into five bays by buttresses, and the internal dimensions will be 80 feet by 53 feet, exclusive of organ-chamber behind pulpit, and a height from floor to ridge of 55 feet. The roofs are open-timbered, and will be dressed, stained, and varnished. There will be galleries on two sides and at the end in the interior of the church. The area and these galleries will seat 1,000 worshippers. Adjoining the church in Cathcart-road is a hall, 55 feet by 25 feet, having a gable and traceried window in chief elevation, and at the rear will be session house and vestry. Mr. Robert Baldie is the architect; the cost of erection will be a little over £7,000. [Building News 3 September 1880 p284]
Tower never completed | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Church | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Oatlands St Bernards | | 1931 | | Allison Street | Yes | | | Cathcart Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 28 August 1880 | | | Memorial stone | | 9 October 1881 | | Opened | Opened (tower never completed) | | 1931 | | | Became Oatlands St Bernards. | | After 1962 | | Destruction/demolition | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Robert Baldie | | | 1880 | 1881 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Davidson Kelly, Tom | | Living Stones: the daughter churches of Govan Parish, 1730-1919 | | Friends of Govan Old | p35. Illustration. |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 15 October 1881 | | | | | Building News | 3 September 1880 | | | p284 - memorial stone
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