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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Alasdair Ferguson

Historic Glasgow church sealed off after column collapses

Damage to the Grade A listed Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church - modelled on the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris - after one of its front columns collapsed over the weekend. July 12/13, 2026. The front entrance to the building off Byres Road was closed over the (Image: James Chapelard)

THE entrance of a historic church in Glasgow has been sealed off after part of the building’s columns collapsed.

The Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church closed off its main entrance over the weekend after the discovery that part of the building had corroded and collapsed.

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