St. Vincent Street Church is a
Presbyterian
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church on
St. Vincent Street
St. Vincent Street, is one of the major streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in the early 1800s as part of the residential New Town of Blythswood developed by William Harley of Blythswood Square. St. Vincent Street w ...
in
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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. It was designed by
Alexander Thomson
Alexander "Greek" Thomson (9 April 1817 – 22 March 1875) was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was ...
(also known as "Greek" Thomson) and built from 1857 to 1859 for the former
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
The United Presbyterian Church (1847–1900) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination. It was formed in 1847 by the union of the United Secession Church and the Relief Church, and in 1900 merged with the Free Church of Scotland to form the U ...
. Elements (probably the tower) are by Thomson's young assistant, the church architect
Robert Gordon Wilson, who was a member of the UP church.
It is a Category A
listed building
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. The church building is owned by Glasgow City Council. From 1971 until 2021 it was used by a congregation of the
Free Church of Scotland In contemporary usage, the Free Church of Scotland usually refers to:
* Free Church of Scotland (since 1900), that portion of the original Free Church which remained outside the 1900 merger; extant
It may also refer to:
* Free Church of Scotland (1 ...
: Glasgow City Free Church. In 1998 the building was listed in the
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by the
World Monuments Fund
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, and again in
2004
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Events January
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and
2006
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Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
. The Fund helped restore the tower, with support from
American Express
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.
In October 2021, Glasgow City Free Church were forced to vacate the building due to falling plaster. It has since lain unused.
See also
*
List of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow, Scotland.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". Category A stru ...
References
External links
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Photographs on the Glasgow Guide websiteWebsite of Glasgow City Free ChurchInternal and external photographs
Churches in Glasgow
Category A listed buildings in Glasgow
Listed churches in Glasgow
Churches completed in 1859
19th-century Presbyterian churches
Alexander Greek Thomson buildings
19th-century church buildings in Scotland
Free Church of Scotland church buildings
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