SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 915 Title : Trinity Church Author(s): Rosie Bell Copyright holder(s): Rosie Bell Text Trinity Church, a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture, has much to recommend it. It has a fine carillon of bells to summon the faithful to prayer, as well as a well-maintained pipe organ with excellent pitch and tone. The acoustics in the church are first class. However, there exist many real disadvantages. The church itself is situated on a busy corner. Because of this, car parking is very difficult and, as many of the congregation have to travel quite some distance to come to church, this can present a serious problem. The roof is in urgent need of repair at an estimated cost of £1,000 (which, in these days of high inflation, could quite easily double in price). In addition, the central heating will require to be renewed within five years at a minimum cost of £3,000, not forgetting the extra expense of redecoration, which will be necessary thereafter. St. John's, by contrast, is a more modern design, although of no great architectural merit. It has a large car park in the grounds. With seating accommodation for 500, compared to 800 in Trinity Church, a more intimate rapport can be enjoyed. St John's has two halls; the larger seating 300, the smaller 150, against Trinity's 120 capacity single hall. Many functions may be held, thus enabling the Church to pay its way. Of course, it should be possible to make a "United" church just that: the excellent pipe organ from Trinity could be used in St John's building, which is the better of the two as far as facilities go. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1980 Word count: 268 General description: Short essay written for a university assignment Text medium Other: Not transmitted/broadcast/published Text setting Education: Text type Essay: Author Author details Author id: 866 Forenames: Rosie Surname: Bell Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Catholicism/Atheism Occupation: Travel agent Place of birth: Glasgow Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Bus Driver Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Cleaner Mother's place of birth: Glasgow Mother's region of birth: Glasgow Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: All circumstances Language: Italian Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: