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Basic Site Details

St Aloysius RC Church and Presbytery
Springburn
Glasgow
Scotland
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 Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
ChurchNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

Str Add classic

AddressCurrent AddressNotes
6, 10 Hillkirk StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

event classic

Event TypeFromToNotes
1855Original church (now chancel) built and presbytery
1855cOrgan built
18811882Church rebuilt retaining chancel by Charles O\'Neill. Foundation stone laid November 1881
1882Presbytery built
1891Enlargement of presbytery
1896cHigh altar
1950Repairs

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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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Charles Gordon O'NeillC18551856First church - chancel retained by Bruce and Sturrock in rebuilding and presbtery
Alexander KirklandD1855cOrgan
Bruce & SturrockE18811882Church rebuilt.
David SturrockE1881Church rebuilt
John Leck BruceE1881Church rebuilt
Peter Paul PuginF1882Presbytery
Pugin & PuginF1882Presbytery
Cowan & SonsA1891Enlargement of presbytery
Joseph CowanA1891Enlargement of presbytery
Peter Paul PuginG1896cHigh altar
Pugin & PuginG1896cHigh altar
Gillespie Kidd & CoiaB1950Repairs
Jack Antonio CoiaB1950Repairs

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Rogerson, R W K C1986Jack Coia: his life and workGlasgow: privately published
Sanders, John1997Pugin & Pugin and the Diocese of GlasgowArchitectural Heritage VIII, pp89-107p94
Stamp, Gavin and Taylor, Joe1994Executed buildings by Gillespie Kidd & Coia (list compiled from surviving office records)MacJournal One
Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)p427

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building News1890/09/05*Presbytery
Architect1882/09/23*
Builder1856/07/12XIV
Building News1882/09/15*
Building Chronicle1856*From 1856 onwards
Glasgow Herald1868/09/26*Presbytery
Building News1881/11/11p640

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register33614