Basic Site Details
| Name: | Bellshill Baptist Church |
| Town, district or village: | Bellshill |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The memorial stone of the Baptist Chapel at Bellshill near Glasgow was laid on Saturday (11 December 1909). The building occupies a site at the corner of Neilson Street and Motherwell Road adjacent to the Caledonian Railway Station. [Building News 17 December 1909 p914] The memorial stones of the new Bellshill Baptist Church were recently laid. The church is seated for 500 persons, has open timber roof and the windows will be filled with leaded glass. The walls are of red sandstone and the roofs will be slated with green slates and red tile ridging. Messrs Miller and Black, Glasgow are the architects. [Builder 25 December 1909 p699] British Architect states sittings for 550 persons |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Bellshill Baptist Church, Motherwell Road | ||
| Bellshill Baptist Church, Neilson Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 11 December 1909 | Foundation stone | Memorial stone laid | |
| 1910 | Build/construction | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Andrew Black | A | 1909 | 1910 | ||
| Miller & Black | A | 1909 | 1910 | ||
| Robert Miller | A | 1909 | 1910 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob, Gifford, John & Walker, Frank Arneil | 2016 | The Buildings of Scotland: Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p.123 | |
| Cormack, Ian L | 1981 | Old Bellshill (with Mossend, Holytown and New Stevenston) | I. L. Cormack (Glasgow) | p11 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 17 December 1909 | p448 | ||
| Builder | 25 May 1909 | p647 - proposed building work | ||
| Builder | 25 December 1909 | XCVII | p699 | |
| Building News | 17 December 1909 | p914 | ||