Cottiers, Glasgow

Cottiers is a theatre located in Glasgow, Scotland. It also operates as a bar and restaurant. Cottiers occupies the building of the 19th-century former Dowanhill Parish Church.

Cottiers Theatre
Former namesDowanhill Parish Church
Address93–95 Hyndland St
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°52′26″N 4°18′06″W
Public transit
Listed Building – Category A
Designated15 December 1970
Reference no.LB32879
Construction
Built1865–1866
Opened1866 (as a church)
Closed1984 (as a church)
ArchitectWilliam Leiper
Website
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Early years of the church

The church building was built to serve as the parish church of the Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church. It was designed in the Neo-Gothic style by William Leiper, and was built between 1865 and 1866. The foundation stone was laid on August 4, 1865, and the building was opened on November 11, 1866.[1] The congregation became part of the Church of Scotland in 1929, and the church was renamed Dowanhill Parish Church.[2]

Works of art

The building includes a collection of notable frescoes and stained glass windows by Daniel Cottier. The building was renamed Cottiers in honour of Daniel Cottier after the church was converted into a theatre.[3]

Closure, conversion and present use

The church served as a parish church of the Church of Scotland until 1984, when the Dowanhill congregation united with the East Partick congregation forming East Partick and Dowanhill Parish Church.[4] That same year, the church building was bought by the Four Acres Charitable Trust which converted the building into a theatre, an arts centre with a bar and restaurant.[5] The building was restored during numerous phases starting from the 1980s and going as far as 2012.[6]

References
  1. "Dowanhill and Partick – West End Churches", scotcities. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
  2. "Glasgow, 93–95 Hyndland Street, Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church", canmore. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
  3. "History", Cottiers. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
  4. "History of Partick Trinity", Partick Trinity. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
  5. "Dowanhill UP Church", The Glasgow Story. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
  6. "Restoration", Cottiers. Retrieved on 16 August 2020.
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