Alexandria Parish Church

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Title

Alexandria Parish Church

Description

Built under the Church of Scotland Church Extension Scheme. A large 'Heritage Tapestry' depicts the former church buildings, and a war memorial from the old parish church has been resited in the church grounds. The rear of the sanctuary has been converted into a small chapel, known as the Thistle Chapel, with attractive wood panelling with Gothic-type arches and thistles worked by church members. Stained Glass; handcrafted banners and hand embroidered kneeling cushions; various examples of gold-thread embroidery.

Source

westdunbartonshire

Date

1964

Type

Museum

Identifier

3554

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Lomond Road

Place

Balloch

IsNewThisYear

No

AddressLine2

(5 mins. walk from Balloch Railway Station)

OpeningDate1

16/9/2007

OpeningTime1

10.00-16.00

OpeningTime2

14.00-16.00

Activities

There will be a heritage exhibition of church memorabilia and and items of local interest such as the Torpedo Factory, Tobias Smollett, United-Turkey Red and Susanna Kilpatrick Chalmers. There will also be a craft stall and tea bar.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

Yes

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9291

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

G83 8JB

Citation

“Alexandria Parish Church,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3553.

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