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Oban, Corran Esplanade, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Cathedral (20th Century)
Site Name Oban, Corran Esplanade, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Classification Cathedral (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Roman Catholic Cathedral Of St Columba; Corran Esplanade, Cathedral Church Of St Columba, With Boundary Walls (Roman Catholic)
Canmore ID 156571
Site Number NM83SE 69
NGR NM 85532 30679
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/156571
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmore And Kilbride
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Photographic Survey (9 May 2007)
Note (9 May 2007)
Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and built between c.1930-52. The foundation stone was laid in 1932, construction was presumably slowed by the Second World War.
Built in pink granite, the Cathedral is solid Romanesque with touches of Gothic, with a square tower and internally a simple lofty nave and aisles divided by Romanesque arches. Modern Gothic touches are seen in the slightly ogee shaped doorways and decorative detailing.
Photographed for the Listed Buildings Area Survey in 2007
Information from RCAHMS 2010.
