King's Park Church, 242 Castlemilk Road

King’s Park Church, built in 1931-2 by Hutton & Taylor, is a Romanesque-style church with a cruciform plan, characterised by a bellcote at the crossing. A flat-roofed hall addition designed by Honeyman, Jack & Robertson around 1950, and a further hall addition in 1997 by Grant Design, now form an inner courtyard. The church exhibits a well-considered design with careful proportions and detailing, notably the striking use of banded red brick contrasted with yellow ashlar. A later addition of circa 1950 features a screen entrance.

The main (east) elevation is symmetrical, with a central gabled section featuring a tripartite round-arched arcade supported by engaged columns topped with cushion capitals, each with a unique Celtic interlace design. The central recessed section contains a timber panel with leaded pane glazing above a pair of eight-panel timber doors. Above, stained glass windows fill the gable, which has dentil detailing. Raised banded quoins are a distinctive feature and to the left is an inscription commemorating John A. MacTaggart, who laid the foundation stone on 6th June 1931. Ironwork lamps flank the entrance.

The church’s windows are a mix of leaded panes and stained glass. Metal-framed windows with top and bottom hoppers are present in the circa 1950 hall addition. The roof is covered in rosemary tiles.

Inside, the church features brickwork and an aisled nave with a chancel. The nave has simple stone arcades with cushion and scallop capitals on the columns. The clerestory has a whitewashed vaulted ceiling. The transepts incorporate roller shutters to allow for space division. Original furnishings include an oak communion table (the original table is now in the entrance hall), a pulpit, and a lectern, along with a circular stone font and timber chairs. The church holds a significant collection of 20th-century stained glass, starting from the 1930s, including works by the Abbey Studio (including a pair of windows commemorating Sir John and Lady Lena Auld Mactaggart), David Hamilton, Gordon Webster, Sadie MacLellan, and Eilidh M Keith.

The site is mostly enclosed by plain railings. Particularly noteworthy are the good quality railings on the east side, set on a stepped brick wall with chunky scrolled finial detailing, including gates with a similar scrolled pattern.