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Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland , known informally by its Scots language name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. It is a Presbyterianism church , decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
, serving the Hillhead
Hillhead

Hillhead is a residential and commercial area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Partick and to the south of North Kelvinside, Hillhead is located at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable Glasgow#The West End, with Byres Road forming the central artery of the area....
 and Kelvinside
Kelvinside

Kelvinside is a district in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Great Western Road to the South with Kelvindale and the River Kelvin itself to its North....
 areas of Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, Scotland
Scotland

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. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

head expanded rapidly during the second half of the 19th century, especially following the relocation of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland, and, along with its contemporary institution, the University of St Andrews, it formed the Kingdom of Scotland's equivalent to Oxbridge....
 to Gilmorehill in the 1870s. The Church of Scotland responded by constructing a temporary church in a field in front of what is now Athole Gardens in Hillhead.






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Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland , known informally by its Scots language name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. It is a Presbyterianism church , decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
, serving the Hillhead
Hillhead

Hillhead is a residential and commercial area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Partick and to the south of North Kelvinside, Hillhead is located at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable Glasgow#The West End, with Byres Road forming the central artery of the area....
 and Kelvinside
Kelvinside

Kelvinside is a district in the Scotland city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Great Western Road to the South with Kelvindale and the River Kelvin itself to its North....
 areas of Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

History

Hillhead expanded rapidly during the second half of the 19th century, especially following the relocation of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland, and, along with its contemporary institution, the University of St Andrews, it formed the Kingdom of Scotland's equivalent to Oxbridge....
 to Gilmorehill in the 1870s. The Church of Scotland responded by constructing a temporary church in a field in front of what is now Athole Gardens in Hillhead. This corrugated iron church was opened in 1871.

The congregation soon outgrew the temporary building and a decision to construct a permanent church was taken. Finding a suitable site was problematic, partly due to old mineworkings, but the new church was opened on 8 October 1876. At first, the congregation operated under the supervision of the Kirk Session of Govan Old Parish Church
Govan Old Parish Church

Govan Old Parish Church was a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving Govan in Glasgow. It was also known as "St Constantine's". Since 2007, the congregation has become part of Govan and Linthouse Parish Church....
, but in 1882 became a "quoad sacra" parish with its own Kirk Session (i.e. a parish for church purposes, but not a civil parish for local government purposes).

Other churches were also constructed nearby. These included Belmont Church, which united with Hillhead Parish Church in 1950. In 1978, Belmont and Hillhead Parish Church united with Kelvinside (Botanic Gardens) Church, becoming the present Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church (and using the old Hillhead Parish Church buildings in Observatory Road).

The former Kelvinside Church building was subsequently converted into the "Ňran Mór" restaurant, entertainment and music venue, with the ceiling design by the noted Glaswegian writer and artist Alasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray

Alasdair Gray is a Scotland List of Scottish writers and artist. His most acclaimed work is his first novel Lanark , published in 1981 and written over a period of almost 30 years....
.

Building

The building was designed by the architect James Sellar and completed in 1876. It is modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle

La Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic architecture chapel on the ?le de la Cit? in the heart of Paris, France. It is perhaps the high point of the full tide of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. The church is located in Observatory Road, Hillhead. It is a Category A listed building
Listed building

A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance....
.

Ministry

The church is currently without a permanent minister.

See also

  • List of Church of Scotland parishes
    List of Church of Scotland parishes

    The Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into presbyteries, which are subdivided into parishes, each served by a parish church, usually with its own Minister of religion....

Other churches nearby
  • Jordanhill Parish Church (Church of Scotland)
    Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow

    Jordanhill Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving Jordanhill in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow....
  • Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church (Church of Scotland)
    Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church

    Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving part of the North Kelvinside area of Glasgow, Scotland. The church is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow....
  • Knightswood St. Margaret's Parish Church (Church of Scotland)
    Knightswood St. Margaret's Parish Church, Glasgow

    Knightswood St. Margaret's Parish Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving part of the Knightswood area of Glasgow, Scotland....
  • St. John's Renfield Church (Church of Scotland)
    St. John's Renfield Church, Glasgow

    St. John's Renfield Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving Kelvindale in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow....
  • St. Luke's Cathedral (Orthodox)
  • St. Mary's Cathedral (Episcopalian)
    St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow

    The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is located on the Great Western Road, in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland....
  • Wellington Church (Church of Scotland)
    Wellington Church

    Wellington Church is a congregation and parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving part of the Hillhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. The building is located on University Avenue, Glasgow ....


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