View of East front of church from South East.

Description View of East front of church from South East.

Date 15/4/1997

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

Catalogue Number SC 713703

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 11698 CN

Scope and Content East front of St Columba's Parish Church from the south-east, 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 side of the building has a canopy sheltering the path to the main entrance (left), with the tall steel bell-tower above. To the right the building opens out into a large main hall with harled walls and wood-panelled upper 'drum'. The building is lit by glazed side windows and a stained glass clerestory roof. This has been faced with corrugated plastic sheeting to protect the glass from damage by vandalism. The bell in its tall Modern equivalent of a steeple, was rung at 9.28pm each night to call worshippers to the church for evening prayers. St Columba's Parish Church, with its centrally planned worship area, is recognised as the model for many later Modern churches. 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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