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The Church of Scotland parish church Glasgow: Queen's Cross, also known as The Mackintosh Church, is the only church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Church of Scotland (CofS, known informally as The Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the national church of Scotland. ...
For the chemist and inventor, see Charles Mackintosh. ...
 The church tower seen from the road junction. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1674x2227, 324 KB) Summary Queens Cross Church, Glasgow designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1674x2227, 324 KB) Summary Queens Cross Church, Glasgow designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. ...
History
Queen's Cross Church was started in 1896 by the Free Church of Scotland as St Mathew's Church. It was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who was at that time working as an employee of Honeyman & Keppie. It opened for worship on 10 September 1899. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
This article concerns the Free Church of Scotland 1843-1900, for the Free Church of Scotland existing from 1900 to the present day see Free Church of Scotland (post 1900). ...
1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Although he designed an Anglican Cathedral for Liverpool, as part of a competition, it was never built, so St Mathew's was the only Mackintosh church to be completed. Building started shortly after Mackintosh finished his competition design for the Glasgow School of Art. It is built at Queen's Cross, at the junction of Garcube Road and Maryhill Road in Glasgow's Maryhill area. 194. ...
Maryhill is a residential district in the northwest of the City of Glasgow. ...
Mackintosh Design
Exterior Unlike many churches in Glasgow, Mackintosh's church doesn't have a huge towering spire, and is rather squat and more like a Norman Castle, called 'Modern gothic' by other architects. The main south-west tower was modelled on one at Merriot in Somerset which Mackintosh visited in 1895.
Interior Although the stained glass windows are not 'spectacular' compared to other churches and cathedrals, they are distinctly Mackintosh in design. The style is still used on many Mackintosh-style windows and stained glass souveniors available today.
The roof is made up by the most striking timber-lined barrel vault roof, which spans the entire forty feet of the nave.
The pulpit is carved in Mackintosh designs - it is repeated five times around the curved front. It has been suggested that it represents the wings of a bird protecting young shoots - sown on fertile ground.
Home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society After the church was decommissioned, unlike many churches which were converted to theatres, apartments or demolished and because of the popularity of Mackintosh's work, the church became to home of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, which owns and operates the church as a tourist attraction. (closed for major refurbishment until sometime in 2007: check Attractions List)
The adjoining church halls house many artifacts and includes replicas of his chairs, designed for the Willow Tearooms. The Willow Tearooms entrance and jewellers shop frontage on Sauchiehall Street. ...
The Church is used by North Woodside United Free Church of Scotland, who hold Sunday Worship at 10:30am. The United Free Church of Scotland (or ‘U.F. Church’) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or U.P.) and the Free Church of Scotland, which in turn united with the Church of Scotland in 1929. ...
See also The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. ...
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. ...
External links - Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society
- The Mackintosh Church
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Glasgow Buildings
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