Old photograph of St Michael's Church in Dumbarton, Scotland. Dumbarton is 15 miles from Glasgow. Saint Michael’s Parish was founded for West Dumbarton in 1946. The Foundation Stone was laid by Archbishop Donald Campbell on 23 November 1952. The Church, designed by J.A. Coia of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, was opened two years later on 23 May 1954. The Church was built by L.K. McKenzie & Partners at a cost of £90,000. Building materials were still short at this time after the war so the original roof was of corrugated asbestos. This was replaced with copper in the early 1960s. The joinery work was carried out by Grants of Glasgow and each pew cost £27. Marble was installed by Toffolo Jackson of Thornliebank.
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