Stepps Parish Church
A fine example of the neo-Gothic style favoured by ecclesiastical architect P MacGregor Chalmers 1900. Designed to reflect scale and simplicity of a village church,the church was built of red Ballochmyle sandstone in the form of a cross. Interesting stained glass including works by Stephen Adam 1900. Pipe organ, Joseph Brook 1884, rebuilt James MacKenzie 1976.
Bring your own tweezers and please not the cache is not in the church grounds but in the lane running along the side.
About Stepps
The etymology of the name is uncertain but may relate to stepping stones over boggy ground. Early maps give the name as Coshnocksteps.Steps is included on several old documents including maps by John Ainslie, Thomas Richardson and William Forrest.
Originally part of the Garnkirk estate, the name for the settlement appears to post-date that of the main road through its centre, Steps Road, which was named in the 19th century. The railway came to Steps around 1831. The name and spelling Stepps only became accepted when the name of the railway station formally changed to Stepps in 1924.
Stepps is home to one of Scotland's oldest Hockey Clubs. Formed in 1913, Stepps Hockey Club is building towards its centenary celebrations and currently competes in the Second Division of the Scottish National Hockey League.