St James' (Pollok) Parish Church

St James' Parish Church is a 19th-century parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Pollok area of Glasgow.

St James' Church
St James' Pollok Parish Church
55°50′04″N 4°20′54″W
LocationGlasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
History
Former name(s)Titwood Parish Church
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)Henry Edward Clifford
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNeo-Gothic
Years built1893–1895
Administration
PresbyteryPresbytery of Glasgow
ParishPollok
Clergy
Minister(s)Lyn M. Peden
Listed Building – Category B
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB33601

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'.[1] The church was originally built between 1893 and 1895 in Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields.[2] 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, worshipped in a school hall and then in a wooden hut. The church was reopened on 3 September 1953.[3]

References
  1. "ST JAMES'S PARISH CHURCH, POLLOK, GLASGOW", The Glasgow Story. Retrieved on 2 August 2020.
  2. "Titwood Parish Church ", canmore. Retrieved on 2 August 2020.
  3. "Glasgow, 183 Meiklerig Crescent, St James Pollok Church", canmore. Retrieved on 2 August 2020.


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