St Partick’s, Anderston
Established in the parish in 1850 but with the construction of the current church commencing in 1896 and opened in 1898. Built to a design in the Early Decorated style by Peter Paul Pugin, from the family of architects responsible for a number of notable churches throughout Britain as well as the Houses of Parliament. Built in the red Locharbriggs sandstone used for many buildings in Glasgow, with details and carvings likely to have been undertaken by William Vickers, usually responsible for the intricate work on P. P. Pugin’s designs as well as similar work on the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.
Anderston was established on unproductive land, as a row of weaver’s cottages in 1725, on the site of what is now the Kingston Bridge, south-southeast of the church. Originally named Anderson Town, after James Anderson of Stobcross House who owned the land, this became corrupted to Anderston. In time it developed with many industries including textiles, shipbuilding, iron foundries, manufacturing and engineering. Anderston is now a largely residential area of Glasgow.
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