St Andrew's Square, Glasgow

The church was completed in 1758, to the designs of architect Allan Dreghorn[1][2][3] and master mason Mungo Naismith[4] and is among the finest of its type anywhere in Britain.

The church standing amidst fields on the banks of the Molendinar Burn,[5] was later enclosed by a square, encouraged by the town council who sold the ground to builder developer William Hamilton of Glassford, Lanarkshire, building between 1786 and the early 1790s.

"[7] The Royal Bank of Scotland opened here in the 18c with David Dale in charge of the agency.

[8] However, the increasing industrialisation in the 19thc of the surrounding resulted in deterioration of houses as many residents moved westward Most of the buildings facing onto the square were demolished in the 1980s; as part of the GEAR Project, Glasgow East-end Recovery Project new buildings in Georgian style were constructed with help from the Scottish Development Agency, and making the square traffic-free.

The first organ in a Presbyterian Church was opened in 1807 but its further performance was put a stop to until the opinion of the General Assembly was known.