Vienna Series

VENUE

The series will be held at St Bride's Episcopal Church, Kelvinside, which has a fine Steinway Model D concert grand piano. The church, in the heart of Glasgow’s West End, is situated in a prominent position at 69 Hyndland Road, Glasgow G12 9UX (opposite Top Tier Designer Cakes). There is street parking nearby and the No. 11 bus passes the door. In addition, Great Western Road, just five minutes’ walk away, offers a number of bus services linking directly with the city centre. Hyndland Station is a ten minute walk via Novar Drive.

The church can be entered either directly by the front stairs on Hyndland Road or via the side entrance under the bell tower – there are fewer stairs here and they are less steep! The church does not, as yet, have disabled access.

Further directions at Google Maps and Google Streetview

St Bride’s Episcopal Church, Kelvinside began life in 1891 when the congregation met in a small wooden chapel in Beaconsfield Road. In 1899 this small building, which had originated in the grounds of Douglas Castle, was moved in one piece to its present site in Hyndland Road.

A new building was commissioned from the noted English architect G F Bodley, whose previous designs included the chapel of Queen’s College, Cambridge. Work began on the chancel in 1903 and the nave in 1906, and the church was dedicated in 1907. However, further building work was hampered by a lack of funds and poor workmanship.

In 1910 the Edinburgh architect H O Tarbolton was engaged to complete the building. He designed the north aisle, the Lady and Chantry Chapels, the tower and the porch. The church was finally consecrated on 1st February 1915, but Tarbolton’s south aisle with minstrel’s gallery has yet to be built! This gives the interior of the church a distinctive shape, with the Lady Chapel at the left and the main nave to the right.

The Madonna and Child located to the right of the Lady Altar is a fine example of the early work (1915) of the English sculptor Eric Gill. The organ, which is housed in a gallery at the east end of the north aisle, was built in 1865 by the outstanding firm of organ-builders William Hill & Son. It is of historic interest as the first organ to be lawfully installed and used during worship in a Scottish Presbyterian church. It was moved to St Bride’s from its original home of Anderston Established Church in 1972.

For further information about the church and its activities see www.stbride.org.uk

St Bride’s is a Scottish Charity No. SC012625.