St Andrew's Cathedral

From the ridiculous snail iamage last night to the sublime beauty of the cathedral tonight.

As always a long meander from a wet , driech Argyll to Glasgow where the sun shone all afternoon. We visited the cathedral where the Italian memorial garden sparkled in the afternoon sunlight. Inside the Howson painting of St John Ogilvie was everything we hoped it would be.

The cathedral was bathed in light today. While we were there the workmen were testing lights and moving church furnityere on the main altar so I had the opportunity to get a shot with interesting light, although I did have to wait for the workers in their luminous jackets to move out of the shot.
Here is some info whicjh i googled before uploading.


"The Roman Catholic Church in Great Clyde Street is justly considered one of the finest ecclesiastical edifices in the city, and occupies a prominent site on the north bank of the river. The exterior is very ornamental, and is fitted up in a plain manner, unlike the general appearance of Roman Catholic churches. The designs were furnished by Mr. Gillespie Graham, architect, Edinburgh." (From Sketches of the History of Glasgow, 1847.)

This description of St. Andrew's Cathedral shows the impact that the building of this Church had on the minds of the people of Glasgow . The driving force behind the building was a priest from the Enzie of Banff, Rev. Andrew Scott. He had been given the care of the Catholics of Glasgow in 1805 and was determined to build a Church that would serve the needs of the growing Catholic population of the city. The foundation stone was laid in June 1814. On December 22nd 1816, Holy Mass was celebrated for the first time within its walls.