Glasgow, 17 Shakespeare Street, Ruchill Parish Church, Hall And Janitor's House
Church Hall (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 17 Shakespeare Street, Ruchill Parish Church, Hall And Janitor's House
Classification Church Hall (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Westbourne Free Church Mission Halls
Canmore ID 171830
Site Number NS56NE 139.01
NGR NS 57256 68309
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/171830
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Ruchill Parish Church Hall, 17 Shakespeare Street, 1899, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Built as mission halls for Westbourne Free Church before the adjacent United Presbyterian Church. Tall Art Nouveau halls and janitor's house around tiny courtyard. Internal walls two-thirds panelled, typical Mackintosh glazed door panels, curved stair with cut-out design on landing balustrade.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Ruchill Parsh Church Halls were recorded by RCAHMS as part of the partnership contributon to the Mackintosh Architecture Project Context Making and Meaning an AHRC funded research project at University of Glasgow which has produced the Mackintosh Architecture web based catalogue.
STG 2014
