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Summary

Description

Built as Hutchesontown Free Church (1891-1893), designed by John Bennie Wilson architect. Latterly Crosshill Victoria Church, now Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre (2021), conversion has left exterior intact. Gothic, with traceried openings. Occupies corner site, two-bay gable to Dixon Avenue with pair traceried gallery windows, porch at end of west side aisle also faces Dixon Avenue; flank to Langside Road has tall side aisle, shallow transept, octagonal turret beside porch with open belfry stage, facetted slated spirelet. Bull-faced red ashlar, polished dressings, slated roofs.

Hall adjoins at east, wide traceried window in gable to Dixon Avenue. Iron-railed boundary to street with gabletted piers.

Statement of Special Interest

The church was opened in September 1893 by Dr Walter C. Smith, Moderator of the General Assembly, with seating for 770 people (Glasgow Herald).

From the late 1880s John Bennie Wilson was influenced by the 'Free Gothic' style of architect John Dando Sedding (1838 – 1891) and the Arts and Crafts Movement and adapted to Presbyterian plan forms.

John Bennie Wilson was a Glasgow based architect with offices at 112 Bath Street. He was admitted as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1882, which was unusual for a Scot at that period. His proposers were John Honeyman, David Thomson and John Burnet. (Dictionary of Scottish Architects)

Listed building record updated; Description, Statement of Special Interest, and Statutory address revised in 2022. Previously listed as '34 Dixon Avenue, Langside Road, Maxwell Exhibitions Ltd. (Former Crosshill Victoria Church and Hall)'

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