Historic churches · Central Scotland
Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow
Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB32872). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Òran Mór (Scottish Gaelic: "great melody of life" or "big song") is a theatre, restaurant, entertainment and music venue in Glasgow. From 1862 until 1978 the building was the Kelvinside Parish Church (Botanic Gardens) before becoming redundant and then converted into an entertainment venue in 2004.
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From the Wikipedia article
Òran Mór (Scottish Gaelic: "great melody of life" or "big song") is a theatre, restaurant, entertainment and music venue in Glasgow. From 1862 until 1978 the building was the Kelvinside Parish Church (Botanic Gardens) before becoming redundant and then converted into an entertainment venue in 2004.
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Background
History
, added during the 2004 conversion]] The building was founded as the Kelvinside Free Church, as a parish church of the Free Church of Scotland. The foundation stone was laid on 4 September 1862, and the church was built in the Neo-Gothic style, on designs by J. J. Stevenson. A spire was built in an Italian Gothic Pyramid style. After the Free Church of Scotland joined the United Presbyterian Church in 1900 to form the United Free Church of Scotland, the church was renamed the Kelvinside United Free Church. The name was once more changed when the United Free Church of Scotland merged into the Church of Scotland, becoming Kelvinside Parish Church in 1929. Between 1929 and 1978, the church…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8776, -4.2898
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G12 8AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 1858
- Official site
- oran-mor.co.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow?
- Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G12 8AS).
- Is Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow a listed building?
- Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow free to visit?
- Yes, Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G12 8AS. It sits within the Glasgow North parliamentary constituency.