_3473 St Andrew's Parish Church "<p><span>Built in 1799 this building replaced the church in Carluke Churchyard. Construction was completed in 1800. <\/span><span>It was designed by Henry Bell, who built the "Comet", Europe's first passenger-carrying steam ship, and built at a cost of \u00a3950. <\/span><span>The building incorporates two features from the old church it replaced, an arch inside the porch and a window with slender fluted pillars in the front of tower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The porch to the front, a hall to the rear and the apse accommodating the organ and choir were added around 1890, as was a heating system.\u00a0<span>The pink sandstone arch was built at that time and it is likely that the free-standing (and movable) pulpit was also installed then. A further hall was added in 1931 and in 1999\/2000 the halls were remodelled and refurbished and a new kitchen added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within the church are an organ by H Willis and Sons installed in 1903, stained glass windows including one made by Gordon McWhirter Webster in 1932 (Webster?s designs for all eight ground floor windows are on display) and a pulpit fall and companion communion table runner by Marilyn E W McGregor DA (1999). Outside there is a Memorial garden, the Garden of Hope.<\/span><\/p>" Organization "<p><span>Built in 1799 this building replaced the church in Carluke Churchyard. Construction was completed in 1800. <\/span><span>It was designed by Henry Bell, who built the "Comet", Europe's first passenger-carrying steam ship, and built at a cost of \u00a3950. <\/span><span>The building incorporates two features from the old church it replaced, an arch inside the porch and a window with slender fluted pillars in the front of tower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The porch to the front, a hall to the rear and the apse accommodating the organ and choir were added around 1890, as was a heating system.\u00a0<span>The pink sandstone arch was built at that time and it is likely that the free-standing (and movable) pulpit was also installed then. A further hall was added in 1931 and in 1999\/2000 the halls were remodelled and refurbished and a new kitchen added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within the church are an organ by H Willis and Sons installed in 1903, stained glass windows including one made by Gordon McWhirter Webster in 1932 (Webster?s designs for all eight ground floor windows are on display) and a pulpit fall and companion communion table runner by Marilyn E W McGregor DA (1999). Outside there is a Memorial garden, the Garden of Hope.<\/span><\/p>" 55.73573 -3.841148