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Belhaven United Presbyterian Church, 27-29 Dundonald Road, Glasgow

A Category B Listed Building in Glasgow, Glasgow

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8791 / 55°52'44"N

Longitude: -4.2989 / 4°17'56"W

OS Eastings: 256281

OS Northings: 667493

OS Grid: NS562674

Mapcode National: GBR 09D.M7

Mapcode Global: WH3P1.YH2C

Plus Code: 9C7QVPH2+JC

Entry Name: Belhaven United Presbyterian Church, 27-29 Dundonald Road, Glasgow

Listing Name: 27-29 (Odd Nos) Dundonald Road, St Lukes Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Listing Date: 15 December 1970

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 374924

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32508

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: 27-29 Dundonald Road, Belhaven United Presbyterian Church
Belhaven UP Church
Belhaven United Presbyterian Church
St Luke's Greek Orthodox Cathedral

ID on this website: 200374924

Location: Glasgow

County: Glasgow

Town: Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Partick East/Kelvindale

Traditional County: Lanarkshire

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Description

James Sellars, architect; 1876-77. Apsidal church in Normandy Gothic style, orientated North/South. Stugged coursed ashlar with polished margins and dressings. Main N facade with 90ft high heavily buttressed gable.

At ground level, 3 pairs of pointed-arch windows with colonnette mullions; above 3 tall lancets with 2 orders of nook shafts, blind arcade links buttresses below gable head, latter flanked by octagonal pinnnacles and enclosing a rose window. To the right, steps to simply decorated pointed arch portal with band of foliate carving. Above rises transcept-like tower containing gallery stair. Aisles with four 3-light clerestory windows. Slate roofs.

Interior: some recent minor modifications in accordance with Greek Orthodox worship, but with many original features. 4 arch arcade supported on octagonal columns. Gallery to N supported on brackets with panelled front. Apse to S containing organ; modern Byzantine screen of 5 pendant arches with icons incorporating part of the original screen as

balustrading. Carved octagonal timber pulpit. Stained glass by Stephen Adam, 1877. Timber lined collar-beam roof. Hall and vestry to east.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Formerly Belhaven UP Church.

CHANGE OF CATEGORY; B FOR GROUP TO B 28-7-87.

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