2013

NS5865 : Former United Presbyterian Church

taken 11 years ago, near to Glasgow, Scotland

Former United Presbyterian Church
Former United Presbyterian Church
Also known as St Vincent Street Church. The only surviving intact church by Alexander "Greek" Thomson. A Category A Listed building LinkExternal link from 1859.

See also NS5865 : Former United Presbyterian Church tower.

The Britoil building is in the background.

The church was one of a few in the area which provided inspiration to the late Iain Banks for the church (St Jute's Folly) in his novel "Espedair Street".
Espedair Street :: NS4863

Espedair Street is the name of a 1987 novel by the late Scottish writer Iain Banks (1954 – 2013). Many of the events in the story took place here and on nearby Causeyside Street.

The name Espedair is derived from old Britannic and Gaelic words meaning “Riverside Oak Tree”, and relates to the Espedair Burn that runs through south Paisley.

Here is a LinkExternal link to the publisher's web page about the book.


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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 17 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 June, 2013
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5832 6555 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:51.7348N 4:15.9218W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 5836 6557
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