Building record MAB10403 - ST ANDREWS CHURCH, GLASS
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Summary
Former Glass Parish Church, closed and sold in 2007, now in private ownership, and its associated graveyard.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 13715: Parish Church of Glass
- Listed Building (C) 9156: Parish Church of Glass churchyard
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4341 3996 (47m by 51m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ43NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glass |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Former Glass Parish Church, closed and sold in 2007, now in private ownership, and its associated graveyard.
The church was built in the 1790s (the sundial is dated 1791), and renovated by Reid of Elgin between 1883-1884, with a further large T-plan addition and remodelling by J. Robertson (Inverness) in 1903. The original church was rectangular with a bellcote, harled with margins, and which contained a recast bell dated 1642. The south front has four windows checked for shutters, and with later semi-elliptically arched heads and inserted tracery.
The fittings of the church included a 1754 Mowat mort bell. There is also a font by R. S. Lorimer, characteristically good glass by Douglas Strachan, and an organ presented by Sir Frederick Bridge of Cairnborrow Lodge who was an organist at Westminster Abbey. The church also contains a brass war memorial plaque erected by Sir Ewan Cameron and Lady Cameron in memory of their son, Captain William Cameron, 1st Btn Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in World War I, 20 December 1914, and whose Commonwealth war grave is within the churchyard. The graveyard contains gravestones from the early 18th Century onwards.
A standing building survey was carried out by C. Shepherd in 2011. The basement/boiler room appears to retain evidence of an earlier plan.
22,23, 22,23 (Ground Photograph). SAB12800.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 03/04/65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 03/07/2008 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, VOL 7,401 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
HAY, G., 1957, THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES (Bibliographic reference). SAB720.
EELES, FC, 1957, THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60, p.153 (Bibliographic reference). SAB490.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2012, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12, 2011, p.19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5536.
Author unknown, n.d., HUNTLY EXPRESS, 06/03/1903 (Bibliographic reference). SAB749.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, VOL 12,207 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0010;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ43NW36;
- NRHE Numlink: 93411;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ43NW0018;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB13715 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9156 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/93411 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. VOL 12,207.
- --- SAB12800 Ground Photograph: 22,23. Black & White. 22,23.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 03/04/65.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 03/07/2008.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. VOL 7,401.
- --- SAB490 Bibliographic reference: EELES, FC. 1957. THE CHURCH AND OTHER BELLS OF ABERDEENSHIRE PSAS 90 (1956-7) 130-60. Y. p.153.
- --- SAB5536 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2012. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12, 2011. p.19.
- --- SAB720 Bibliographic reference: HAY, G.. 1957. THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES. N. N.
- --- SAB749 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. HUNTLY EXPRESS. 06/03/1903.
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Record last edited
Jul 27 2026 1:23PM
