Dalmarnock Congregational Church, 231 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 15/12/1970 Supplementary Information Updated 20/01/2017 Local Authority Glasgow Planning Authority Glasgow Burgh Glasgow NGR NS 61096 63537 Coordinates 261096, 663537 — J C MacKellar, 1901, with Mackellar, Davies & Dunn, 1911-1912 hall to E. 5-bay, symmetrical, nave and aisles, gabled church with Art Nouveau detailing and with 2-storey and attic, 4-bay gabled hall to E. Coursed and snecked stone with ashlar dressings. Swept roof over aisles. Tall, round-arched windows to church. FURTHER DESCRIPTION: ENTRANCE ELEVATION TO W: Central Art Nouveau doorpiece with entrance with engaged columns and distinctive swept pediment above. Timber panelled entrance doors. 3-light Gothic tracery arched window above. Flanking buttresses surmounted by empty niches. Parapetted stair towers to outer bays. HALL TO E (Fairbairn Street): near symmetrical, 2-storey and attic, hall with mullioned windows. Tripartite mullioned and transomed windows to ground. Entrance door to far right with 2-light fanlight above. Pair of central gables. Predominantly leaded glass windows. Grey slates. Polygonal base of former belfry behind front gable. Raised skews to hall. — Place of Worship in use as such. An important part of Glasgow s architectural history, this church is distinguished by its fine Art Nouveau doorpiece and swept roof. Prominently positioned on a corner site, it adds significantly to the streetscape of the area. The detailing reflects the influence of highly regarded Glasgow architect J J Burnet who moved from Beaux-Arts to Baroque and Free Style designs adopted by many of his contemporaries. It was built originally for an Evangelical Union congregation as their previous building had been declared unsafe. The Evangelical Union Church united with the Congregational Union

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.