Basic Site Details
| Name: | Holy Family RC Church |
| Town, district or village: | Bellshill |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Bothwell |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Watherston Drawings show baptistery |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | Yes | |
| Baptistry | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Holy Family RC Church, Calder Road | ||
| Holy Family RC Church, Hope Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1883 | 1884 | Build/construction | |
| After 1884 | Addition | Proposed additions | |
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 | |
| Peter Paul Pugin | A | 1883 | 1884 | ||
| Pugin & Pugin | A | 1883 | 1884 | ||
| James Watherston | B | After 1884 | Proposed additions | ||
| John Watherston & Sons | B | After 1884 | Proposed additions | ||
| William Watherston | B | After 1884 | Proposed additions | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Anson, Peter | 1965 | Fashions in church furnishings | 2nd | London | p275 |
| Close, Rob, Gifford, John & Walker, Frank Arneil | 2016 | The Buildings of Scotland: Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p.124 | |
| Sanders, John | 1997 | Pugin & Pugin and the Diocese of Glasgow | Architectural Heritage VIII, pp89-107 | p91 quoting correspondence and diocesan finance board minutes in notes | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Watherston Collection | LAD 209/1-3 (Pugin & Pugin and Watherston work) | |