St Andrews Roman Catholic Church Inlcuding Entrance Wall, 126 Victoria Street, Craigshill, Livingston

George R M Kennedy for Alison and Hutchison and Partners, Designed 1968, completed 1970. Later alterations circa 1993 and refurbishment scheme 2010. Single-storey, circular keyhole-plan Catholic Church in Brutalist style with tangential expanding fin windowed sections and an angled roof rising to a prominent singular point to the south. The church is dramatically set on a steeply raised site to the centre of a mid-20th century New Town housing scheme and is a prominent feature in the surrounding area. Secondary sections wrap around the principal circular plan to the west and north sides ending in large tangential glazed window sections with deep-set concrete mullions and cill band under heavy sweeping shuttered lintels facing east. Narrower slit windows to the west side facing south. Tall finned concrete slabs forming entrance wall screen to the north (later part alteration to form arch) Plain timber doors to west entrance.

The interior was seen 2013. The main congregation space is in the Scandinavian style with terrazzo floor, raised curved altar plinth, curved white walls with doors to confessionals and radially boarded timber ceiling. There are no windows to the main space which is top-lit by a strip rooflight around the edge of the space. Bespoke long concrete and Oregon pine pews with pivoted kneelers. Steps to rear leading to formerly open space, now converted to corridor with glazed screen and cafeteria area beyond (2013). Former sunken baptistery (now infilled) with large glazed window to east end of corridor. Original plain Stations of the Cross removed to the 'Shalom Chapel' which was created out of a former sacristy. Original timber cupboards to main sacristy. Contemporary carved timber crucifix by sculptor Harry Bain. Timber carved Stations of the Cross salvaged from Ayr Cathedral date to 1959.