Glasgow, 403-405 Cumberland Street, St Francis Roman Catholic Church
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 403-405 Cumberland Street, St Francis Roman Catholic Church
Classification Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) United Presbyterian Church
Canmore ID 168223
Site Number NS56SE 891
NGR NS 59493 63750
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/168223
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
St Francis Centre, 405 Cumberland Street, 1868, Gilbert Blount
Built as St Francis RC Church and Friary. Very tall church rebuilt 1870, Pugin & Pugin, in their characteristic Decorated Gothic. Converted to community centre 1996, Page & Park. Elegant three-storey timber and glass suite of function rooms inserted within the church. Original Blount Friary converted to high-quality flats for the elderly, 1996, Page & Park. Glasgow Institute of Architects Award, 1997. Civic Trust Award, 1998. Shortlisted for Regeneration of Scotland Award, 1998. (See also Page & Park's similar insert at St Teresa of Lisieux, p. 00.)
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 891.00 59493 63750
NS56SE 891.01 NS 59518 63739 Friary
NMRS REFERENCE
Glasgow, 403-407 Cumberland Street, United Presbyterian Church.
ARCHITECT: Gilbert Blount 1868
Pugin and Pugin c.1901
(Undated) information in NMRS.
