St Jude's Episcopal Church, 278 West George Street, Glasgow

John Stephen, 1838-9. Greek Revival. Built as Episcopal

Church, later became former Presbyterian Church converted to

offices. Rectangular plan with raised, projecting vestibule

and stair tower. Painted ashlar, droved ashlar rear and side

elevation with rusticated basement. Sash and case windows

with main and subsidiary glazing bars.

2-STOREY CENTRAL VESTIBULE: giant Doric pilasters to all

sides supporting block shallow pediments with antefixae and

acroters. Entrance bays in right and left returns with

projecting pilastered doorpieces with anthemion and palmette

friezes and acroterion; lugged architraved doorway single

ramped lugged architraved stair lights above; central giant

southern exaggerated ramped door with rosette and patera

surround, consoled and corniced; flanking die walls. Incised

lettering and date in pediment. To right and left of

vestibule in main body of church: giant ramped, lugged

architraved windows; angle pilasters.

RETURN ELEVATIONS TO DOUGLAS LANE AND WESTERN RETURN: 7 bays;

N bay blind, single bay ashlar projection with sculpted

frieze, basement windows; 5 single-light windows, on cill

band with block pediments. 2nd floor margined windows with

dropped cills. 5-bay rear elevation; sash and case windows

with decorative glazing bars. Cast-iron boundary railings.