753 and 755 Werhouse Road, St Benedict's Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery Glasgow, Glasgow City Council Area, Scotland, UK
St Benedict's, Easterhouse, 1965, Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. Church (No 753): Rectangular, dark grey rendering on brick (originally lighter). Copper monopitch roofs linked by glazing strips. Wallheads rise above roof.
Listed Building Description
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St Benedict's, Easterhouse, 1965, Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. Church (No 753): Rectangular, dark grey rendering on brick (originally lighter). Copper monopitch roofs linked by glazing strips. Wallheads rise above roof. Front Elevation: Flush porch towards L with strip glazing above and cross offset to R, under catslide from lower pitch of main roof; clasped on L by baptistry with raised monopitch roof, small angle pane window at top L; on R by Lady Chapel with raised monopitch roof higher at R. Narrow strip glazing at ground on R with single-pane window towards R at first. Glazing strip between main roof pitches notably irregular. Side Walls: In outline reflect roof pitches. Closely spaced slender buttress strips. Interior: not seen 1991. Presbytery (No 755): To south east of church, in similar style but with lower and narrower roof. Front elevation: Timber framed strip glazing between roof pitches and below eaves, some panes in strip above lower windows (1 + 2 + 2 from L). Small single-pane windows in side elevations. Rear elevation not seen.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
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Similar in layout to St Joseph's, Faifley Road, Clydebank.
Listed Building References
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R W K C Rogerson, JACK COIA: HIS LIFE AND WORK, 1986, pp 83-84.