Wellington Church, Glasgow | Plan it yourself

Visit duration: ≈ 30 min (estimated) Category default — not a measured value
Standing: High · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 115 of 2,872

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Wellington Church

Wellington Church is a Church of Scotland building on University Avenue in Glasgow’s West End, opposite the University of Glasgow’s main Gilmorehill buildings. The present church was built between 1883 and 1884 to serve the United Presbyterian congregation that had outgrown earlier premises in central Glasgow. Architect Thomas Lennox Watson designed the building in a Greek Revival style. Its most distinctive feature is the temple-like portico, with a broad flight of steps and a Corinthian colonnade beneath a pediment. The polished ashlar exterior contrasts with the Gothic Revival architecture of the university across the street. Inside, the listed building retains a columned gallery, timber pews, plaster ceilings and a pipe organ made by Forster & Andrews. Wellington Church is a Category A listed building, and the listing records it as an ecclesiastical building still in use. Its location makes it a compact architectural stop alongside the University of Glasgow and the surrounding Hillhead streets.

Practical details

Website: https://wellingtonchurch.co.uk/
Phone: 0141 339 0454
Full address: 76 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LE, Scotland

Sources

Checked 2026-09-02

Place details and sources

Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: category A listed building Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Church of Scotland OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Thomas Lennox Watson Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Wellington Church Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09