St Vincent Street Church, Architect, Photos, Architecture, Location, Images

St Vincent Street Church

Alexander Thomson Building in Glasgow, Strathclyde, western Scotland, UK

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St Vincent St Church

Date built: 1859

Architect: Greek Thomson

Address: 265 St Vincent St

Location: just west of city centre

photos © Adrian Welch, 2008

Photograph from 1968 visit by Norwegian architecture student Dag Nilsen:

photo © Dag Nilsen

St. Vincent Street Church is a free Church of Scotland, evangelical & presbyterian church in central Glasgow.

building – north facade from east: image © Adrian Welch

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

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 Jun 2002

building detail – west facade: image © Adrian Welch