Duntocher Trinity Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 25/04/2022 Local Authority West Dunbartonshire Planning Authority West Dunbartonshire Parish Old Kilpatrick NGR NS 49425 72731 Coordinates 249425, 672731 — An early post-war, red brick church and attached church halls in a severely pared back, modern, brick Expressionist style. It was designed by William Reid in 1949 and was built between 1950 and 1952 to replace an earlier church on the site. Cruciform in plan with a square plan tower, the church is traditional in its layout but with modern detailing throughout, including distinctive parabolic arches. Located in Duntocher, Clydebank, the church is free-standing and is situated on an elevated site overlooking Duntocher Burn. The scheduled Roman Fort (SM7070) is located east of the eastern boundary of the church, and the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site (WH1) lies beyond the northern boundary of the church. The church comprises a central nave and projecting side aisles, with shallow, gabled transepts to the north and south, and an engaged square-plan belfry to the northwest corner. The semi-circular apse to the rear (east) is abutted by contemporary, flat-roofed church halls extending northwards. The walls of the church and church halls are constructed in rusticated red brick, with detailing in red brick and reconstituted stone or concrete. The parabolic arches and door openings have smooth surrounds in reconstituted stone or concrete. The rear elevations of the church halls are roughcast rendered. The main (west) elevation has a gable rising above the eaves and has a large, parabolic arch to the centre constructed of reconstituted stone/smooth concrete, flanked by lozenge-shaped window openings with vertical metal bars. The parabolic arch incorporates a plain stained-glass window and a double-leaf

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.