Cottiers, Glasgow
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| Former names | Dowanhill Parish Church |
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| Address | 93–95 Hyndland St |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′26″N 4°18′06″W / 55.874025°N 4.301741°W |
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Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 15 December 1970 |
| Reference no. | LB32879 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1865–1866 |
| Opened | 1866 (as a church) |
| Closed | 1984 (as a church) |
| Architect | William Leiper |
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Cottiers is a theatre located in Glasgow, Scotland. It also operates as a bar and restaurant. Cottiers occupies the building of the 19th-century former Dowanhill Parish Church.
Early years of the church
[edit]The church building was built to serve as the parish church of the Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church. It was designed in the Neo-Gothic style by William Leiper, and was built between 1865 and 1866. The foundation stone was laid on 4 August 1865 and the building was opened on 11 November 1866.[1] The congregation became part of the Church of Scotland in 1929, and the church was renamed Dowanhill Parish Church.[2]
Works of art
[edit]The building includes a collection of notable frescoes and stained glass windows by Daniel Cottier. The building was renamed Cottiers in honour of Daniel Cottier after the church was converted into a theatre.[3]
Closure, conversion and present use
[edit]The church served as a parish church of the Church of Scotland until 1984, when the Dowanhill congregation united with the East Partick congregation forming East Partick and Dowanhill Parish Church.[4] That same year, the church building was bought by the Four Acres Charitable Trust which converted the building into a theatre, an arts centre with a bar and restaurant.[5] The building was restored during numerous phases starting from the 1980s and going as far as 2012.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dowanhill and Partick – West End Churches", scotcities. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow, 93–95 Hyndland Street, Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church", canmore. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
- ^ "History", Cottiers. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
- ^ "History of Partick Trinity", Partick Trinity. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Dowanhill UP Church", The Glasgow Story. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Restoration", Cottiers. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
