Scotland's Churches Trust
@scotchurchestrust.bsky.social
Celebrating Scotland's rich culture and built heritage since 1978. We preserve, promote and protect Scotland's unique assemblage of ecclesiastical buildings.
https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/
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As another November draws to its close, Dr Peter Christie, one of the founders of the Inverclyde Church Recorders group, has been reflecting on the uncertain future of war memorials in closing churches.
These remarkable items come in a variety of forms, not all of them easy to relocate... (1/2)
These remarkable items come in a variety of forms, not all of them easy to relocate... (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As another November draws to its close, Dr Peter Christie, one of the founders of the Inverclyde Church Recorders group, has been reflecting on the uncertain future of war memorials in closing churches.
These remarkable items come in a variety of forms, not all of them easy to relocate... (1/2)
These remarkable items come in a variety of forms, not all of them easy to relocate... (1/2)
Two members of the wonderful Aberdeenshire Church Recording group made a quick return visit to Edzell Church this week to finish documenting the contents of this beautiful little rural church. (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Two members of the wonderful Aberdeenshire Church Recording group made a quick return visit to Edzell Church this week to finish documenting the contents of this beautiful little rural church. (1/2)
Our Trust Chairperson, Prof Adam Cumming, has blogged for @churchheritage.bsky.social reflecting upon the special connections between Scotland’s remarkable religious built heritage and the lands and the people that surround each site.
Read it here 👇
churchheritage.scot/2025/11/26/h...
Read it here 👇
churchheritage.scot/2025/11/26/h...
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our Trust Chairperson, Prof Adam Cumming, has blogged for @churchheritage.bsky.social reflecting upon the special connections between Scotland’s remarkable religious built heritage and the lands and the people that surround each site.
Read it here 👇
churchheritage.scot/2025/11/26/h...
Read it here 👇
churchheritage.scot/2025/11/26/h...
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Good News! The Old Edinburgh Club’s Bibliography site is being updated. It's an online ‘must visit’ to explore Edinburgh’s history, with works from the late 16th century to today. Check it out and tell us if anything else should be included.https://buff.ly/8gAkNs6
OEC Bibliography of Edinburgh History - The Old Edinburgh Club
Explore the OEC Bibliography of Edinburgh History, covering social, cultural, economic and architectural heritage in books, articles and dissertations
oldedinburghclub.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Good News! The Old Edinburgh Club’s Bibliography site is being updated. It's an online ‘must visit’ to explore Edinburgh’s history, with works from the late 16th century to today. Check it out and tell us if anything else should be included.https://buff.ly/8gAkNs6
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Incomplete painted glass window in Victorian Govan Old Parish church in Glasgow. Just enough survives in the one remaining panel to make you curious about what the others used to show to complete the picture.
#glasgpw #stainedglass #stainedglasswindow #window #church #glasgowchurches #govan
#glasgpw #stainedglass #stainedglasswindow #window #church #glasgowchurches #govan
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Incomplete painted glass window in Victorian Govan Old Parish church in Glasgow. Just enough survives in the one remaining panel to make you curious about what the others used to show to complete the picture.
#glasgpw #stainedglass #stainedglasswindow #window #church #glasgowchurches #govan
#glasgpw #stainedglass #stainedglasswindow #window #church #glasgowchurches #govan
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A gable and turret from a neighbouring 1860s Victorian gothic church reflected in a window of the 2010s Gurdwara Singh Sahba on Claremonth Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #reflection
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #reflection
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A gable and turret from a neighbouring 1860s Victorian gothic church reflected in a window of the 2010s Gurdwara Singh Sahba on Claremonth Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #reflection
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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #reflection
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‼️ SAVE THE DATE ‼️
FOGRI Christmas Carol Service
12/12/25, 530pm, Glasgow Cathedral.
Duration: 45mins. Free & open to all.
Reception from 430pm in the museum.
We are thrilled to have the children from St Roch's Primary join us.
Don't miss out - this is magical 🎶 🎄 🔔
@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
FOGRI Christmas Carol Service
12/12/25, 530pm, Glasgow Cathedral.
Duration: 45mins. Free & open to all.
Reception from 430pm in the museum.
We are thrilled to have the children from St Roch's Primary join us.
Don't miss out - this is magical 🎶 🎄 🔔
@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
‼️ SAVE THE DATE ‼️
FOGRI Christmas Carol Service
12/12/25, 530pm, Glasgow Cathedral.
Duration: 45mins. Free & open to all.
Reception from 430pm in the museum.
We are thrilled to have the children from St Roch's Primary join us.
Don't miss out - this is magical 🎶 🎄 🔔
@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
FOGRI Christmas Carol Service
12/12/25, 530pm, Glasgow Cathedral.
Duration: 45mins. Free & open to all.
Reception from 430pm in the museum.
We are thrilled to have the children from St Roch's Primary join us.
Don't miss out - this is magical 🎶 🎄 🔔
@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
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Quick, loose watercolour of Barclay Church on the edge of Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh. One of many Edinburgh buildings I sketched when I first picked up watercolours. I thought I'd revisit a few with a more relaxed approach...
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quick, loose watercolour of Barclay Church on the edge of Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh. One of many Edinburgh buildings I sketched when I first picked up watercolours. I thought I'd revisit a few with a more relaxed approach...
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Five things you need to know today
Willowbrae Church The Jock's Lodge Community Trust say that WIllowbrae Church is to be put on the market for sale soon. The organisation want to preserve it for use as a community space, and are looking for public support. Have your say here. Fair Saturday A…
Willowbrae Church The Jock's Lodge Community Trust say that WIllowbrae Church is to be put on the market for sale soon. The organisation want to preserve it for use as a community space, and are looking for public support. Have your say here. Fair Saturday A…
Five things you need to know today
Willowbrae Church The Jock's Lodge Community Trust say that WIllowbrae Church is to be put on the market for sale soon. The organisation want to preserve it for use as a community space, and are looking for public support. Have your say here. Fair Saturday A Taste of Scotland & St Andrew’s Day Ceilidh at Edinburgh’s Christmas On 29 and 30 November from noon to 6pm at the…
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November 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Five things you need to know today
Willowbrae Church The Jock's Lodge Community Trust say that WIllowbrae Church is to be put on the market for sale soon. The organisation want to preserve it for use as a community space, and are looking for public support. Have your say here. Fair Saturday A…
Willowbrae Church The Jock's Lodge Community Trust say that WIllowbrae Church is to be put on the market for sale soon. The organisation want to preserve it for use as a community space, and are looking for public support. Have your say here. Fair Saturday A…
In Callander, St Andrew's Episcopal, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, has a wealth of original features for #WoodensDay and #WindowsOnWednesday. The exposed timber ceiling, pews and organ casing (1898 by Abbot & Smith) are some of these.
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📷 Church's own.
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📷 Church's own.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In Callander, St Andrew's Episcopal, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, has a wealth of original features for #WoodensDay and #WindowsOnWednesday. The exposed timber ceiling, pews and organ casing (1898 by Abbot & Smith) are some of these.
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📷 Church's own.
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📷 Church's own.
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Pleased for this church. But do we really want to be in a position where we rely on diaspora to decide which elements of our heritage matter? The heritage sector plays an important role in our society, the more we rely philanthropy to fund it, the less it represents us
"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Pleased for this church. But do we really want to be in a position where we rely on diaspora to decide which elements of our heritage matter? The heritage sector plays an important role in our society, the more we rely philanthropy to fund it, the less it represents us
"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Clan descendants in US and Canada save historic church in two days"
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some very welcome news from the world of Scotland's religious built heritage to start the day as the members of the global Scottish diaspora step up to save Applegarth Church in Dumfries & Galloway 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm very proud that many years ago I was session clerk of the Budapest Scots Mission, where Jane Haining stayed defending the girls in her care until arrested by the Gestapo. She showed extraordinary bravery, returning to Hungary from furlough after the outbreak of war.
A brass "Stolperstein" or "stumbling stone" memorial commemorating the life and sacrifice of Nazi Holocaust victim Jane Haining was installed yesterday outside St Stephen's Church in Edinburgh.
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm very proud that many years ago I was session clerk of the Budapest Scots Mission, where Jane Haining stayed defending the girls in her care until arrested by the Gestapo. She showed extraordinary bravery, returning to Hungary from furlough after the outbreak of war.
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St Mary Immaculate Church in the Pollokshaws area of Glasgow. Built on a hill overlooking the surrounding houses, it's a beautiful little Gothic style Victorian church. Designed by W. Nicholson, it was constructed in 1865.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #pollokshaws
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #pollokshaws
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
St Mary Immaculate Church in the Pollokshaws area of Glasgow. Built on a hill overlooking the surrounding houses, it's a beautiful little Gothic style Victorian church. Designed by W. Nicholson, it was constructed in 1865.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #pollokshaws
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #pollokshaws
A brass "Stolperstein" or "stumbling stone" memorial commemorating the life and sacrifice of Nazi Holocaust victim Jane Haining was installed yesterday outside St Stephen's Church in Edinburgh.
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A brass "Stolperstein" or "stumbling stone" memorial commemorating the life and sacrifice of Nazi Holocaust victim Jane Haining was installed yesterday outside St Stephen's Church in Edinburgh.
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC reports on the unveiling and her family's reaction here 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Stockbridge & New Town Orchestra 30th anniversary concert, Sunday 30 Nov 2025, 3:15pm. 🎻🎶
Includes: Mahler, Grieg - Peer Gynt, Sousa - Liberty Bell, Skating with Mr Gow. Family friendly.
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe Coburg Place, #Edinburgh. £7.50 at the door.
#concert #music
www.snco.org.uk
Includes: Mahler, Grieg - Peer Gynt, Sousa - Liberty Bell, Skating with Mr Gow. Family friendly.
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe Coburg Place, #Edinburgh. £7.50 at the door.
#concert #music
www.snco.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Stockbridge & New Town Orchestra 30th anniversary concert, Sunday 30 Nov 2025, 3:15pm. 🎻🎶
Includes: Mahler, Grieg - Peer Gynt, Sousa - Liberty Bell, Skating with Mr Gow. Family friendly.
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe Coburg Place, #Edinburgh. £7.50 at the door.
#concert #music
www.snco.org.uk
Includes: Mahler, Grieg - Peer Gynt, Sousa - Liberty Bell, Skating with Mr Gow. Family friendly.
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe Coburg Place, #Edinburgh. £7.50 at the door.
#concert #music
www.snco.org.uk
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In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
"Witch-hunts, battles, murder and Templar whispers - this little church has stood witness to it all"
Do watch the gorgeous little film about the historic kirk at Spott (part of Belhaven & Spott Parish Church) that has been shared this week by Seeker Films.
(Images: courtesy of Seeker Films) (1/2)
Do watch the gorgeous little film about the historic kirk at Spott (part of Belhaven & Spott Parish Church) that has been shared this week by Seeker Films.
(Images: courtesy of Seeker Films) (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Witch-hunts, battles, murder and Templar whispers - this little church has stood witness to it all"
Do watch the gorgeous little film about the historic kirk at Spott (part of Belhaven & Spott Parish Church) that has been shared this week by Seeker Films.
(Images: courtesy of Seeker Films) (1/2)
Do watch the gorgeous little film about the historic kirk at Spott (part of Belhaven & Spott Parish Church) that has been shared this week by Seeker Films.
(Images: courtesy of Seeker Films) (1/2)
The A-listed, 18th century Reay Parish Church has gone on the market this month.
Journalist Rachel Fergusson discusses its sale in The Scotsman and discusses question of giving communities more time to establish themselves as potential new owners, write new business cases and raise necessary funds.
Journalist Rachel Fergusson discusses its sale in The Scotsman and discusses question of giving communities more time to establish themselves as potential new owners, write new business cases and raise necessary funds.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The A-listed, 18th century Reay Parish Church has gone on the market this month.
Journalist Rachel Fergusson discusses its sale in The Scotsman and discusses question of giving communities more time to establish themselves as potential new owners, write new business cases and raise necessary funds.
Journalist Rachel Fergusson discusses its sale in The Scotsman and discusses question of giving communities more time to establish themselves as potential new owners, write new business cases and raise necessary funds.
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The open crown spire of the former Strathbungo Parish Church rising above the tenements of Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow. Built in 1886, it was designed by J. MacKissack.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurches #strathbungo #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurches #strathbungo #architecturephotography
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The open crown spire of the former Strathbungo Parish Church rising above the tenements of Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow. Built in 1886, it was designed by J. MacKissack.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurches #strathbungo #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurches #strathbungo #architecturephotography
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Looks as if our brief interlude of light is over, so here's another glimpse of Glasgow through yesterday's morning mist.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Looks as if our brief interlude of light is over, so here's another glimpse of Glasgow through yesterday's morning mist.
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The former Barony Church on High Street in Glasgow. Designed in a Gothic style by Burnet, Son and Campbell, it was completes in 1890. It's now part of Strathclyde University.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurch #strathclydeuniversity #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurch #strathclydeuniversity #architecturephotography
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The former Barony Church on High Street in Glasgow. Designed in a Gothic style by Burnet, Son and Campbell, it was completes in 1890. It's now part of Strathclyde University.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurch #strathclydeuniversity #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurch #strathclydeuniversity #architecturephotography
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The former Pollokshields West Church on the corner of Nithsdale Road and Shields Road on the Southside of Glasgow. Built in the 1870s, it has a distinctly Thomsonesque look, but was designed by W.G. Rowan.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #glasgowchurches #pollokshields
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #glasgowchurches #pollokshields
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The former Pollokshields West Church on the corner of Nithsdale Road and Shields Road on the Southside of Glasgow. Built in the 1870s, it has a distinctly Thomsonesque look, but was designed by W.G. Rowan.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #glasgowchurches #pollokshields
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #church #glasgowchurches #pollokshields
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Plaque for Scottish Holocaust victim to be unveiled in Edinburgh. Outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, where a service was held for Jane Haining before she travelled to Budapest to work as a matron. Later murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz in 1944. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plaque for Scottish Holocaust victim to be unveiled in Edinburgh
The Stolperstein stone has been laid outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge in Edinburgh.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Plaque for Scottish Holocaust victim to be unveiled in Edinburgh. Outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, where a service was held for Jane Haining before she travelled to Budapest to work as a matron. Later murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz in 1944. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...