Glasgow Govan
Govan and Linthouse Parish - Govan Cross Building
Address: 796 Govan Road G51 2YL
Architect: Robert Baldie (1873)
Information: First of three worship sites in the Govan & Linthouse congregation. B-listed and located across from Govan Subway station. Gothic style, wide central gable with three entrance archways and pointed windows. There is a horseshoe gallery which sweeps round on three sides. The church was designed to have 'an imaginative interior, with no seat further than 10 rows from the front'. Glasgow Presbytery, the largest presbytery in the world, meets in the church. The Northern windows were painted by a local artist and depict the rise of Govan and the Clyde, and act as a timeline for the community.
Steward on duty.Disabled access: No wheelchair access to the Halls located above the church. Other motability access. Unassisted access.
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