St Matthew's Church, Paisley

The St Matthew 's Church is a church building of the Free Church Church of the Nazarene in the Scottish town of Paisley in Renfrewshire unitary authority. In 1985 the building was added to the Scottish lists of monuments in the highest monument category A.

History

The building was built in the years 1905-1907 according to a design by the architect W. D. McLennan, who was a member of the community itself. It initially was called St George 's Church and East belonged to the Free Church of Scotland. In 1988 the Church of the Nazarene, the building and restored it complicated. In this transition period, there were two churches of the Free Church in Paisley. The former building on Orchard Street was finally abandoned.

Description

The building is located in a prominent position on a vast island in the middle of Gordon Street ( A761 ) at the junction with Bridge Street ( A726 ). Stylistically, it is described as an interpretation of Gothic architecture in Art Nouveau style. Construction costs amounted to around £ 14,000. An originally planned, massive bell tower was not built for cost reasons. Offering extensive tracery of seven individual lancet toward the center increasing height facing the East. A similar window on the opposite side of the building is composed of five lancet windows. The double-leaf entrance is located on the south side. It concludes with an unadorned, powerful arc segment. On the north side stands out the one-sided transept. It is worked with a tracery that is similar to that on the west side, however, is much smaller. The elaborate roof structure is covered with slate.