St Bride's Roman Catholic Church is located in
East Kilbride
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in Scotland. It was designed by the architects
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and built between 1957 and 1964.
Church building
Located near the town centre, St Bride's is one of the most recognised buildings in East Kilbride. It was built shortly after the
new town
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of East Kilbride was begun after
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. The congregation formerly met in St. Bride's Guild Hall in The Village district of East Kilbride. "Kilbride" itself means "Church of Bride" in
Scottish Gaelic
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(the translation has been modernised), and the parishes or monasteries in what was once a village before the reformation were named for
St. Bride of Ireland.
The building of St Bride's Church is regarded as one of the finest examples of British twentieth-century ecclesiastical architecture.
The church has many unusual features within its architectural structure from the "light cannons" which illuminate the sanctuary, to its externally imposing brick mass. The church is a
Category A listed building
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In 2016 restoration work was carried out.
Clergy
Parish Priest Fr Frances McGachey
See also
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List of Category A listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
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St Bride's East Kilbride
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Roman Catholic churches in Scotland
Churches in South Lanarkshire
Listed churches in Scotland
Category A listed buildings in South Lanarkshire
Buildings and structures completed in 1964
Buildings and structures in East Kilbride
1964 establishments in Scotland