Belhaven-Westbourne Church, 52 Westbourne Gardens West, Glasgow

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 15/12/1970 Local Authority Glasgow Planning Authority Glasgow Burgh Glasgow NGR NS 56028 67772 Coordinates 256028, 667772 — John Honeyman, architect; 1881. Classical Renaissance church with superimposed pedimented portico frontage. Polished ashlar, banded masonry, stonecleaned. E elevation; at ground, Ionic pilasters support dentil pediment which is broken by 2-storey advanced pedimented portico with 4-pairs of superimposed columns. Corinthian over Ionic. At ground, smooth recessed round-arched panels with bold keystones and rusticated margins contain square-headed corniced windows, at centre double-leaf panelled doors. At 1st arched stained glass windows with pilastered reveals. Set back and flanking main pediment are 2 small square open arched bell-cotes with ogival lead roofs and iron finials. To SE, single storey wing containing halls etc; detailed as ground margins of main facade. Continuous dentil cornice with die-balustrade 5-bay flanks with round-arched windows to upper level. Polished ashlar N flank with architraved, consoled and pedimented door; cill strings. Droved ashlar S flank with round arched gallery windows. Interior: aisleless 5-bay nave. Panel fronted gallery to 3 sides supported on elaborately carved consoles and reached by stairs in towers. Windows flanked by pilasters supporting deep coving; coffered ceiling with iron beams painted and decorated with plasterwork. Shallow organ recess flanked by Corinthian columns and pilasters, organ 1913, with screen by Keppie. Elaborately carved timber communion table, chairs and pulpit; latter with walnut inlay. Stained glass by Douglas Strachan circa 1920 and Margaret Chilton circa 1951. Flanking organ, war memorial tablets. To N and S stairs, memorial tablets to Dr R Drummond and Rev W R

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.