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Date built: 1859 building - north facade from east: image © adrian welch St. Vincent St Church is a free Church of Scotland, evangelical & presbyterian church in central Glasgow. The building is surrounded by modern high-rises and requires investment / refurbishment. St Vincent St Church Architect: Greek Thomson building - north facade from west: image © adrian welch Address: 265 St Vincent St Architect: Greek Thomson Location: just west of city centre Photos © Adrian Welch, 2008 It's all Greek to us "A council has come under fire from conservationists who claim it has not done enough to restore a city centre church regarded as one of the most important 19th century monuments in Scotland....Five years ago the World Monuments Fund in Britain (WMF), a conservation charity, helped complete a £5 million restoration project on the spire of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson’s St Vincent Street Church in Glasgow, which was built in 1859.....'I sometimes wonder whether Glasgow realises what an architectural masterpiece the city has at the centre....St Vincent Street Church is of international importance as the greatest work by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson that survives'." Scotsman 10.06.02 building detail - west facade: image © adrian welch Alexander Thomson Glasgow School of Art Scottish Architecture Churches to Visit in Scotland: 10 Years Commemoration Volume Scotland's Churches Scheme, John R. Hume (Illustrator) Our Price: £8.99 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. Availability: usually dispatched within 24 hours. Paperback 429pp (2004) Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited Publishing ISBN: 1901663868 Churches to Visit in Scotland Rennie Mackintosh Glasgow Buildings Scottish Architects of the past Historic Glasgow: best glasgow buildings of the past Key Glasgow Churches & Cathedral: Caledonia Road Church by Greek Thomson St Vincent Street Church by Greek Thomson Glasgow Cathedral St Andrews Church Glasgow News : back to index Glasgow Tours Scottish Churches St Vincent Street Church Context : The Pinnacle building Comments / photos for the St Vincent Street Church Glasgow page welcome: info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk St Vincent Street Church Glasgow - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt