St John the Evangelist's Church, Greenock

St John the Evangelist's Church, Greenock

St John the Evangelist's Church, Greenock, is located in Union Street, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is an active Anglican church in the Scottish Episcopal Church.[1] It has been designated by Historic Scotland as a Category B listed building.[2] The church was built in 1878, and designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin.[3] The architectural style is Gothic Revival. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, a chancel with a chapel, and a tower at the southeast corner. The tower has a slate-covered pyramidal roof. Inside the church the arcades are carried on alternate octagonal and circular piers.[2]

See also

  • List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin

References

  1. ^ St John the Evangelist, Greenock, Scottish Episcopal Church, http://www.scotland.anglican.org/index.php/church_directory/church/g53, retrieved 31 August 2011 
  2. ^ a b ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, UNION STREET., Historic Scotland, http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=34153, retrieved 31 August 2011 
  3. ^ Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, p. 83, ISBN 1-86220-054-8 

Coordinates: 55°57′17″N 4°46′13″W / 55.9548°N 4.7702°W / 55.9548; -4.7702