Balshagray Parish Church, 230 Broomhill Drive, Glasgow

Balshagray Parish Church, located at 230 Broomhill Drive in Glasgow, was designed by Stewart and Paterson and constructed between 1907 and 1912, with the foundation stone dated 30 May 1908. This cruciform church features adjoining halls at the rear and is built in an Arts and Crafts interpretation of the Curvilinear/Perpendicular Gothic style. The structure is aisled, with a northwest porch on the principal elevation balanced by a transept that projects towards the street. It is constructed from snecked and stugged red sandstone ashlar with polished dressings, hoodmoulds, and a basecourse, topped with slate roofs. The church is set on sloping ground and is enclosed by a boundary wall.

On the north elevation, there are steps leading to a two-stage shallow gabled porch that features a panelled door with iron hinge detail, set within a moulded surround adorned with quatrefoils in the spandrels. The second stage is offset and includes a central Gothic niche flanked by two windows. The nave has three pointed arched traceried windows with a parapet above, while the transept is advanced and buttressed, showcasing paired tall, pointed arched windows. A tall traceried window is present on the buttressed gable of the west elevation, balanced by a similar treatment on the gable end of the hall to the right. The chancel gable is plain and obscured from the road but features a large traceried window. A stair tower projects to the south, with ashlar skews and kneelers, and cruciform finials on the west and south gables.

Inside, the church is aisled, with each aisle supported by two slender piers. The interior features ashlar walls, a timber hammerbeam roof, panelling, and pews. There is a galleried south transept and west end, which are panelled with Art Nouveau detailing and include a glazed screen to the west. The altar table and screen are intricately carved and flanked by cased organ pipes. Memorial stained glass windows commemorate the Fallen of the First World War in the chancel, along with windows dedicated to Scottish Industries by Sadie McLellan in 1950, in memory of Mrs. David B. Christie (north transept), and a window for John W. Arneil, who died in 1923 (north aisle). Halls and offices are located to the south and east of the church.

The gatepiers and boundary walls are made of ashlar and feature wrought-iron gates and low railings that face the street.