Queens Dr Parish church

Queen’s Park Established Church and surrounding villas


The present day Queen's Park Church of Scotland at the corner of Queen's Drive and Albert Avenue was originally known as Queen's Park Free Church. Following the denomination's union with the United Presbyterian Church in 1900, the church became the Queen's Park West United Free Church and after the further union with the established Church of Scotland in 1929 it became known as Strathbungo Queen's Park Church. It was designed by James Thomson and opened on 16 May 1875.
The memorial stone of Queen's Park Free Church was laid on Saturday 28th February 1874 by Mr Patrick Playfair. The congregation had been formed in December 1866, meeting in a temporary building close to the site of the new church. The opening service on the morning of Sunday 16 May 1875 was conducted by Rev. Sir Henry Moncrieff, and the evening service by the church’s first pastor, Rev. William Scott, who served the congregation until his death in July 1907.

The church is in the Decorated Gothic style with a corner tower and spire. The Gallery was created with some on the modern construction materials of the day, being supported on cast-iron colums. The church’s original stained glass was by Daniel Cottier, with post war additions by Douglas Hamilton commemorating the death of Miss Jane Haining who died in a German concentration camp.