St Annes's Church in Whitevale Street, Dennistoun, is the earliest church credited to the Scottish-Italian architect, Jack Coia. The Grade "A" listed building was completed in 1933.
In keeping with the tradition of early cruciform churches, the altar is situated as near as possible to the geographical east at the top of the picture.
The "arms" of the cross, either side of the nave are the transcepts containing the side altars and the baptistry.
The external sculpture and the gilded stone Stations of the Cross inside the church were carved by Archibald Dawson, who had become head of modelling and sculpture at Glasgow School of Art in 1929.
Altar at St Anne's Church lit with early morning sunshine from the south east.
View towards the south west corner of the church with interesting lighting effects where the tall round-headed vertical windows meet the semi-circular concrete portal frame.
Looking towards the pulpit and the side altar in the northern transcept of the church.
Looking from under the central apex towards the north west corner of the church where the confessionals are situated.
Decorated arch in side aisle at St Anne's Church.
Strange curved light and shadows at arch in side aisle at St Anne's Church.
Fourteenth and final carving of the Stations of the Cross by Archibald Dawson, "Jesus is laid in the tomb".
Internal view, looking towards entrance to St Anne's Church.
Baptismal font in southern transcept of St Anne's Church.
View towards Lady altar in southern transcept of St Anne's Church.
Tall round-headed windows in southern transcept of St Anne's Church.
Western façade of St Anne's Church, fronting Whitevale Street
South facing windows at St Anne's Church in strong winter sunshine
View from the gardens of south façade of St Anne's Church, with deep shadows cast by the presbytery.
Presbytery at St Anne's Church.
View of roof structure over portal frame at southern transcept of St Anne's Church.
The keystone at the central entrance features a carving of the Madonna and Child by Archibald Dawson.
The church takes its cruciform shape from a series of semi-circular reinforced concrete portals converging on a central apex which can be seen both from the internal view, above, and the aerial view, below.
Archbishop Mario Conti has described St Anne's as the "Jewel of the Archdiocese".
The portal frame is infilled with brick walls and topped with a steep mansard roof finished with slate.
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