Glasgow, 20 Balvicar Drive, Camphill Queen's Park Church
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 20 Balvicar Drive, Camphill Queen's Park Church
Classification Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Balvicar Street; United Presbyterian Church
Canmore ID 160329
Site Number NS56SE 338
NGR NS 57865 62433
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/160329
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Cathcart (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Queen's Park Baptist Church, 20 Balvicar Drive, 1875, William Leiper
Built as Camphill Queen's Park Church, in Leiper's favourite Normandy Gothic. Good sculptural detail by McCulloch & Co. of London. Soaring octagonal spire based on a personal study of St Pierre, Caen, on massive corner tower with open belfry stage. Galleried interior, Leiper stencilled timber vault roof, walls now whitewashed, leaded glass. Recently renovated. Hall, 1873, by others to south.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 338.00 57865 62433
NS56SE 338.01 57850 62409 Hall
Architect:
W.Leiper 1878-1883
Plans:
NMRS Cutting from The Architect, Jan 15, 1881.
Perspective view: William Leiper.
Missing at time of upgrade, 30.3.2000
NMRS Library:
Newspaper cutting.
From RIBA Journal, 12 January, 1898.
Missing at time of upgrade, 30.3.2000
Now known as Camphill Queens Park Church of Scotland.
