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Basic Site Details
Name
Dowanhill UP Church
Town, District or Village
Dowanhill
Parish
City or County
Glasgow
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
195-foot spire, £11,500. Total cost £14,817 16s 10d
Drawings exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition of 1862.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Dowanhill Church of Scotland
No
After 1929
Cottier Theatre Complex
Yes
Since conversion, 1989-95
Dowanhill UF Church
No
From 1900 to 1929
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Church
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
93-95 Hyndland Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1864/05
Building work begun
1864/12/02
Competition advertised
Competition held
1865
Foundation stone
1865/08/04
Decoration carried out
1866
1867
Interior decoration and glass
Opened
1866/11/11
Plans dated
1948/10
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Melvin & Leiper
A
1865
1866
Won competition to secure job
Robert Grieve Melvin
A
1865
1866
Won competition to secure job
William Leiper
A
1865
1866
Won competition to secure job (Leiper's first church)
Daniel Cottier
1866
1867
Interior decoration and glass
Alexander David Hislop
A
Architect
1948/10
Alterations?
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
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Notes
Name
Dowanhill UF Church, war memorial
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Donnelly, Max
1999
Daniel Cottier, Pioneer of Aestheticism
The Decorative Arts Society Journal, 23, pp 33-51
pp 36-8
Gomme, Andor and Walker, David
1987
Architecture of Glasgow
Second revised edn
London: Lund Humphries
p291
Green, Simon
2001
William Leiper's Churches
XII
Architectural Heritage, pp38-51
p38
Williamson, Riches, Higgs
1990
Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)
p356
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1865/08/18
*
Builders Journal
1898/01/12
*
Builder
1863
XXI
Date missing
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Glasgow University Library Special Collections
Hislop & Welsh Collection
MS Hislop 84/1-11
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
32879
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