This Is My GlasgowAug 26, 2023

Saint Andrew's Parish Church in the east end of Glasgow. Designed by timber and lead merchant Alan Dreghorn and built in 1739, it's based on James Gibb's Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, which was built in 1722. This was the first large scale classical church in Scotland.

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Show threadNew-Cleckit DominieAug 26, 2023
@thisismyglasgow Construction began about 1740 but wasn't completed until about 1756, I think — Glasgow at the time hadn't much experience in major public works, and the project kept running short of money!
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@ncdominie That would certainly explain why it took so long to build! 👍🙂
Aug 26, 2023 at 3:48pmWeb