St Vincent Street Church, Glasgow

St. Vincent Street Church
St. Vincent Street Church
St. Vincent Street Church
55°51′44.6″N 4°15′55.5″W / 55.862389°N 4.265417°W / 55.862389; -4.265417
Location	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Free Church of Scotland
History
Founded	1857
Architecture
Architect(s)	Alexander Thomson
Style	Greek revival
Completed	1859

St. Vincent Street Church is a Presbyterian church on St. Vincent Street in Glasgow, Scotland. It was designed by Alexander Thomson (also known as "Greek" Thomson) and built from 1857 to 1859 for the former United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.^[1] Elements (probably the tower) are by Thomson's young assistant, the church architect Robert Gordon Wilson, who was a member of the UP church.^[2]

It is a Category A listed building.^[3] The church building is owned by Glasgow City Council. From 1971 until 2021^[4] it was used by a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland: Glasgow City Free Church. In 1998 the building was listed in the 1998 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund, and again in 2004 and 2006. The Fund helped restore the tower, with support from American Express.^[5]

In October 2021, Glasgow City Free Church were forced to vacate the building due to falling plaster. It has since lain unused.^[6]

• List of Category A listed buildings in Glasgow

• Media related to St. Vincent Street Church, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons
• Photographs on the Glasgow Guide website
• Website of Glasgow City Free Church
• Alexander Thomson's Churches Internal and external photographs