Basic Site Details

Name: Lenzie UP Church
Town, district or village: Lenzie
City or county: Dunbartonshire/Lanarkshire
Country: Scotland
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Lenzie UF ChurchYes 
Item 2 of 2Lenzie Union Parish Church  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Lenzie UP Church, Kirkintilloch RoadYes 
Item 2 of 2Moncrieff AvenueYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 518741875  
Item 2 of 58 August 1875 Opened 
Item 3 of 51906  North transept added
Item 4 of 519201921 War Memorial
Item 5 of 519231925 Chancel and other alterations, including new roof

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 14Campbell DouglasArchitect, ValuerA18741875Gothic design - executed
Item 2 of 14Campbell Douglas & SellarsArchitectural practiceA18741875Gothic design - executed
Item 3 of 14James SellarsArchitect, ValuerA18741875Gothic design - executed
Item 4 of 14A & G Thomson & TurnbullArchitectural practiceDc. 1874 Unexecuted Romanesque design, probably adapted from an early Thomson design
Item 5 of 14Alexander ThomsonArchitectDc. 1874 Unexecuted Romanesque design, probably adapted from an early Thomson design
Item 6 of 14Robert TurnbullArchitectDc. 1874 Unexecuted Romanesque design, probably adapted from an early Thomson design
Item 7 of 14Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshArchitectural practiceB1906 North transept added
Item 8 of 14John KeppieArchitectB1906 North transept added
Item 9 of 14Andrew Graham HendersonArchitectE19201921War memorial
Item 10 of 14John KeppieArchitectE19201921War memorial
Item 11 of 14Keppie & HendersonArchitectural practiceE19201921War memorial
Item 12 of 14Andrew Graham HendersonArchitectC19231925Chancel and other alterations, including new roof
Item 13 of 14John KeppieArchitectC19231925Chancel and other alterations, including new roof
Item 14 of 14Keppie & HendersonArchitectural practiceC19231925Chancel and other alterations, including new roof

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Lenzie UP and Free Church Congregations 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil2002Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp598-9
Item 2 of 5Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1876   636 (A & G Thomson & Turnbull)
Item 3 of 5Herron, Andrew1984Historical Directory to Glasgow Presbytery Glasgow 1984 (typescript in Mitchell Library) 
Item 4 of 5Small, Robert1904History of the Congregations of the United Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1900 Edinburgh: Riverside PressVolume 2, p159
Item 5 of 5Stamp, Gavin1999Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Alexander Thomson Society NewsletterMay 1994no 10 Article by Sam McKinstry
Item 2 of 2British Architect19 February 1875  Thomson design

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Hunterian MuseumMackintosh Collection Job book
Item 2 of 2Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie No 389 and 407