Where is St James' (Pollok) Parish Church?

St James' (Pollok) Parish Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G53 5NA).

How do I get to St James' (Pollok) Parish Church?

The nearest railway station is Mosspark, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use 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?

The nearest railway station is Mosspark, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G53 5NA.

Historic churches · Central Scotland

St James' (Pollok) Parish Church

In or near Glasgow.

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St James' (Pollok) Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.

Lyoncross Road, Pollok - geograph.org.uk - 1298565 — Stevie Spiers — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Mosspark · 0.7 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit St James' (Pollok) Parish Church, the nearest railway station is Mosspark, which is 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is G53 5NA. Entry to the church is free.

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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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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.

Official information

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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,…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 55.8343, -4.3487
District: Glasgow City
Postcode: G53 5NA
Parliamentary constituency: Glasgow South West
Nearest railway station: Mosspark — 0.7 km
Official site: www.historicenvironment.scot

Sources

wikidata: Q17815010 (CC0)
wikipedia: St James' (Pollok) Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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