View of presbytery corridor from South. Digital image of D 79249 CN.

Description View of presbytery corridor from South. Digital image of D 79249 CN.

Date 12/10/2000

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 713563

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 79249 CN

Scope and Content Presbytery corridor from the south, St Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Warout Road, Glenrothes, Fife St Paul's Church was built 1956-7 to designs by the architectural firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. Jack Coia (1898-1981) was assisted at this time by the architects Isi Metzstein (b.1928) and Andrew McMillan (b.1928). Using a limited budget of £20,000, the church was built of painted brick with a wall of stained glass and wood. The site also includes a presbytery (priest's house). This corridor within the presbytery allows access to the various rooms used by the priest and his guests. One wall is painted white in contrast to the brick wall opposite and the timber-clad ceiling. Fluorescent tubes light the area. A presbytery must function as both home and office, as the priest has to be available to attend to the needs of his congregation at all times. This presbytery also includes guest accommodation alongside a call room, which is used for dealing with telephone messages from parishioners. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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