St Francis Centre
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St Francis Centre
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 30 Aug 2017
The former St Francis Church, a large Category A listed gothic church dating from the 1860s, rebuilt by Pugin and Pugin in 1878-81 and with later sections completed in 1895 [http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33690] together with associated presbytery. In 1998 it become the St Francis Centre - a community centre operated by Glasgow Life, following a conversion costing £1.3m. The letters on the railings spell out 'Coolest Garden' which is an area with raised beds and tubs beside the building, funded by Glasgow Life and the NHS.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.846338
Longitude
-4.245747