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St. Peter's Seminary is a former Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, it has been described by the international architecture conservation organisation Docomomo International as a modern "building of world significance". [1]
Jul 24, 2020 · Last year, the church described St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, near Helensburgh, as an "albatross around our neck" which it could not give away.
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Jun 27, 2019 · St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, near Dumbarton, was built in 1966 as a training college for priests. It was designed by Scottish architectural firm Gillespie, Kidd and Coia for the Archdiocese...
Jul 24, 2020 · The St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, near Helensburgh, will now be taken care of by new charity Kilmahew Education Trust which became the new legal owners as of Friday.
Jul 20, 2009 · Discover The Ruins of St. Peter's Seminary in Cardross, Scotland: One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
May 8, 2016 · St. Peter’s Seminary in Cardross, Scotland, is a forceful rejoinder to that jibe. Built in 1966 and abandoned 20 years later, the seminary has settled into a state of pleasing decrepitude.
