Basic Site Details
| Name: | St Benedict's RC Church, Drumchapel |
| Town, district or village: | Drumchapel |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Irregular octagon between clerestoreyed halls and stepped presbytery. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1960S | Build/construction | ||
| March 1991 | Destruction/demolition | ||
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Gillespie Kidd & Coia | A | c. 1960S | |||
| Isi Israel Metzstein | A | c. 1960S | Designed by Isi Metzstein | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p39, p131 Photograph of interior 1990 | |
| http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/126677/details/glasgow+60+drumchapel+road+s | http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/126677/details/glasgow+60+drumchapel+road+st+benedict+s+roman+catholic+church/ | Accessed 21.04.12 | |||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p402 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 21 January 1970 | |||
| RSA | 1970 | |||
| The Independent | 27 March 1991 | 'When the bulldozers turned up to Mass' | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | 1964/244 | Dean of Guild Court |
| Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | 1965/316 | Dean of Guild Court |