Basic Site Details Name: | St Aloysius RC Church and Presbytery | Town, district or village: | Springburn | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost of 1855 building £3000.
The foundation-stone of an addition to the Roman Catholic church at Springburn, near Glasgow, was laid on Tuesday week. The work will cost £3,000, and is from the designs of Messrs. J L Bruce and D. Sturrock, IA, of Glasgow. [Building News 11 November 1881 p640]
Date stone of 1882 on presbytery | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 6, 10, Hillkirk Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1855 | | | Original church (now chancel) built and presbytery | | c. 1855(?) | | | Organ built | | 1881 | 1882 | | Church rebuilt retaining chancel by Charles O'Neill. Foundation stone laid November 1881 | | 1882 | | | Presbytery built | | 1891 | | | Enlargement of presbytery | | c. 1896 | | | High altar | | 1950 | | | Repairs |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Rogerson, R W K C | 1986 | Jack Coia: his life and work | | Glasgow: privately published | | | Sanders, John | 1997 | Pugin & Pugin and the Diocese of Glasgow | | Architectural Heritage VIII, pp89-107 | p94 | | Stamp, Gavin and Taylor, Joe | 1994 | Executed buildings by Gillespie Kidd & Coia (list compiled from surviving office records) | | MacJournal One | | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p427 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect | 23 September 1882 | | | | | Builder | 12 July 1856 | XIV | | | | Building Chronicle | 1856 | | | From 1856 onwards | | Building News | 11 November 1881 | | | p640 | | Building News | 15 September 1882 | | | | | Building News | 5 September 1890 | | | Presbytery | | Glasgow Herald | 26 September 1868 | | | Presbytery |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33614 | |
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