The Pearce Institute

The Pearce Institute is a community center in Glasgow City, Scotland which is located on Govan Road. The Pearce Institute is situated nearby to the arts center Glasgow Theatre And Arts Collective, as well as near Govan Post Office.

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Type: Community center
Description: architectural structure at 840 Govan Road in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Pearce Institute”
Address: 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Govan Stones and Govan Old Parish Church.

The Govan Stones

Museum

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The Govan Stones is an internationally important museum collection of early medieval carved stones displayed at Govan Old Parish Church in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. The Govan Stones is situated 340 feet north of The Pearce Institute.

Govan Old Parish Church

Church

Photo: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Govan Old Parish Church is a former parish church serving Govan in Glasgow from the 5th or 6th century AD until 2007. In that year, the Church of Scotland united the two Govan congregations with Linthouse and established the parish church at Govan Cross, making Govan Old redundant. Govan Old Parish Church is situated 360 feet north of The Pearce Institute.

Glenlee

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Glenlee is a steel-hulled three-masted barque, built as a cargo ship at Port Glasgow under that name in 1896 for Glasgow owners. With later owners she was named Islamount and Clarastella. Glenlee is situated 1,100 feet east of The Pearce Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Govan and Partick.

Govan

Suburb

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Govan is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.