St. Vincent Street Church is a
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
church on
St. Vincent Street 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 Unit ...
. 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
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
. The church building is owned by Glasgow City Council, but is currently used by a congregation of the
Free Church of Scotland: Glasgow City Free Church. In 1998 the building was listed in the
1998 World Monuments Watch by the
World Monuments Fund
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, and again in
2004 and
2006
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. The Fund helped restore the tower, with support from
American Express
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.
See also
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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
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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 churches in the United Kingdom