Basic Site Details

Name: Dowanhill UP Church
Town, district or village: Dowanhill
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: 195-foot spire, £11,500. Total cost £14,817 16s 10d
Drawings exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition of 1862.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 3Cottier Theatre ComplexYesSince conversion, 1989-95
Item 2 of 3Dowanhill Church of Scotland After 1929
Item 3 of 3Dowanhill UF Church From 1900 to 1929

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Church  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 193-95, Hyndland RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 7May 1864  Building work begun
Item 2 of 72 December 1864  Competition advertised
Item 3 of 71865 Competition held 
Item 4 of 74 August 1865 Foundation stone 
Item 5 of 718661867Decoration carried outInterior decoration and glass
Item 6 of 711 November 1866 Opened 
Item 7 of 7October 1948 Plans dated 

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5Melvin & Leiper A18651866Won competition to secure job
Item 2 of 5Robert Grieve Melvin A18651866Won competition to secure job
Item 3 of 5William Leiper A18651866Won competition to secure job (Leiper's first church)
Item 4 of 5Daniel Cottier  18661867Interior decoration and glass
Item 5 of 5Alexander David Hislop AOctober 1948 Alterations?

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
 Building NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Dowanhill UF Church, war memorial 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Donnelly, Max1999Daniel Cottier, Pioneer of Aestheticism The Decorative Arts Society Journal, 23, pp 33-51pp 36-8
Item 2 of 4Gomme, Andor and Walker, David1987Architecture of GlasgowSecond revised ednLondon: Lund Humphriesp291
Item 3 of 4Green, Simon2001William Leiper's ChurchesXIIArchitectural Heritage, pp38-51p38
Item 4 of 4Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p356

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Builder1863XXI Date missing
Item 2 of 3Builders Journal12 January 1898   
Item 3 of 3Building News18 August 1865   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Glasgow University Library Special CollectionsHislop & Welsh CollectionMS Hislop 84/1-11 
Item 2 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32879