Main hall, view from North West showing chancel light rail. Digital image of D 11710 CN.

Description Main hall, view from North West showing chancel light rail. Digital image of D 11710 CN.

Date 15/4/1997

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

Catalogue Number SC 713702

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 11710 CN

Scope and Content Main hall from the north-west, St Columba's Parish Church, Church Street, Glenrothes, Fife St Columba's Parish Church, parochial centre and manse, were built in the New Town of Glenrothes in 1960, to designs by the architect Sir Anthony Wheeler (who, along with his partner, Frank Sproson formed the Fife-based architectural firm of Wheeler & Sproson). The building's plan is based on that of the post-Reformation church at nearby Burntisland and features a centrally placed altar, pulpit and font with choir and organ behind. This shows the main hall with its impressive vaulted roof and stained glass clerestory (clear-storey, or glazed upper walls of a church). The pews and chairs which seat the congregation and choir are gathered around the central altar and lectern under a 'lighting rail' suspended from the ceiling above. The brick-faced pulpit can be seen (left) behind the organ. The glass in the clerestory was imported from Belgium, and the colours used become progressively paler towards the north, blocking out the glare of the midday sun shining on the south-facing pulpit. The use of stained glass within churches has a long history, whether to tell Biblical stories, or for beauty and colour alone. 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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