Historic churches · Central Scotland
St James' (Pollok) Parish Church
St James' (Pollok) Parish Church — 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
St James' (Pollok) Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB33601). 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
St James' Parish Church is a 19th-century parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Pollok area of Glasgow.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St James' Parish Church is a 19th-century parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Pollok area of Glasgow.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The church was originally built as the Titwood Parish Church of Pollokshields, but was dismantled, transported and rebuilt in Pollok between 1951 and 1953, and then renamed St James'. The church was originally built between 1893 and 1895 in Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields. It was built in the Neo-Gothic cruciform style, designed by Henry Edward Clifford. Thomson, McCrea and Sanders were the architects responsible for the dismantling and rebuilding of the church in a different location. Prior to the move, the Titwood congregation had united with the Pollokshields congregation in 1941, rending the former Titwood Parish Church redundant. During the rebuilding, the new Pollok congregation,…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8343, -4.3487
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G53 5NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow South West
- Official site
- www.historicenvironment.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q17815010 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St James' (Pollok) Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St James' (Pollok) Parish Church?
- St James' (Pollok) Parish Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G53 5NA).
- Is St James' (Pollok) Parish Church a listed building?
- St James' (Pollok) Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St James' (Pollok) Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, St James' (Pollok) Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St James' (Pollok) Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G53 5NA. It sits within the Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency.