Description
Built in 1817 by James Gillespie Graham, this building re-introduced the Roman Catholic presence to Glasgow. In 1805 there were only 450 Catholics in the city, by the time this was built there were over 3,000. A recent clean-up has revealed its true gothic character - there's not much ground level detail, except around the door, but there is a niche containing a statue of St Andrew. To begin with, it was merely a church but gained cathedral status after the building was renovated by Pugin and Pugin, the firm who designed the Houses of Parliament in London.