ABOUT ST. BRIDE'S
BRIEF HISTORY
In 1891, Bishop William Harrison agreed to a proposal by a group of business and professional men for the creation of a church in the affluent Kelvinside area. An arrangement was made for them to have the use of a small wooden chapel which had been in the grounds of Douglas Castle. A plot of land was provided for the church in Beaconsfield Road.
Between 1891 and 1893, this mission was served by curates from St Mary's Cathedral, but by 1893 it was ready to support its own priest-in-charge. Fr. Theodore Younghughes was appointed and the church was dedicated to St Bride of Kildare, patron saint of the Douglas family.
On 5th November 1899, the wooden church of St Bride was moved by a traction engine to a new site on the Hyndland Estate. Plans for a permanent church were commissioned from the well-known church architect G.F. Bodley. Work began on the chancel in 1903 and on the nave in 1906. The church was dedicated in 1907. Work on the rest of the church, however, was hampered by a lack of funds and a growing dissatisfaction with the workmanship of the original contractors.
With the appointment of Fr. Edward Reid in 1910, St Bride's fortunes were reversed. The son of a successful locomotive engineer, Reid funded necessary repairs to the nave and the construction of the tower and the north aisle. The Church was finally consecrated on 1st February 1915, but the proposed south aisle has yet to be built! This gives the interior of the Church today a distinctive shape, with the Lady Chapel at the left and the main nave to the right.
LOCATION
St. Bride's Episcopal Church
69 Hyndland Road
Glasgow
G12 9UX
CLERGY
Members of the congregation wishing to contact a priest in an emergency should contact Fr James.
Rector
The Revd Canon James Milne
Non-Stipendiary Priest
The Revd Sydney Maitland
To contact Fr James or Fr Sydney, please see Contact Us.
Collation of Father Milne ~ St Bride's Episcopal Church
The Collation of Fr James Milne as the new Rector of St Bride's took place on Saturday 14 March 2009, conducted by the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Collation Order of Service.
Some photographs of the Collation.
Installation of Canons ~ Cathedral Church of St Paul, Dundee
Our Rector, The Revd Canon James Milne, was made Honorary Canon by the Bishop of Brechin. The Installation of Canons took place in Dundee Cathedral at the Choral Evensong Service on Sunday 14th June 2009 at 6:00 pm. Some photographs of the Installation.