Glasgow, Kelvinside, 9 Kelvinside Gardens, St Charles' Roman Catholic Church
Church (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Kelvinside, 9 Kelvinside Gardens, St Charles' Roman Catholic Church
Classification Church (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kelvinside Gardens East; Lyndhurst Gardens Lane; Roman Catholic Church Of St Charles
Canmore ID 122382
Site Number NS56NE 216
NGR NS 57650 67469
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Detail of angel (above eternal light) in santuary, St Charles' Roman Catholic Church, Glasgow.
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- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
St Charles' RC Church, 9 Kelvinside Gardens, 1959, Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Original plan by Coia, developed by Andy MacMillan. Elegant modern church on dramatic hillside site. Rustic brick, clerestory lighting, exposed concrete frame and tall freestanding skeletal belltower. Sanctuary lamp and modelled terracotta frieze of Stations of the Cross on concrete beam inside, both Benno Schotz.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia between 1959-60.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
