Thomas Coats Memorial Church
Coats Paisley is a reception hall which stands at the west end of the High Street in Paisley, Scotland. The building was the home of Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, colloquially known as the Baptist Cathedral of Europe, until 2018.Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Coats Paisley”, “Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church”, and “Thomas Coats Memorial Church, Paisley”
- Address: High Street, Paisley, PA1 2BA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paisley Museum and Art Galleries and Paisley Gilmour Street railway station.
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Museum
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries is a museum in Paisley, Scotland. It is currently closed for refurbishment and is due to reopen in 2026 only with the title of Paisley Museum. Paisley Museum and Art Galleries is situated 450 feet northeast of Thomas Coats Memorial Church.
Paisley Gilmour Street railway station
Railway station
Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is the largest of the four stations serving the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and acts as the town's principal railway station and also serves Glasgow Airport with easy walking and cycling access as well as a bus service from the station to the terminal. Paisley Gilmour Street railway station is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Thomas Coats Memorial Church.
Paisley High Church
Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paisley High Church is situated 990 feet northeast of Thomas Coats Memorial Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paisley and Ralston.
Paisley
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paisley is a town in Renfrewshire, on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population of 79,40 in 2020. It was a major centre for textiles, mass-producing "Paisley pattern" fabrics, though all the mills are long gone.
Ralston
Suburb
Ralston is a small, middle-class, suburban settlement in Renfrewshire, Scotland, being part of the greater town of Paisley. The district straddles the A761, the main dual-carriageway between Renfrewshire and the City of Glasgow. Ralston is situated 2 miles east of Thomas Coats Memorial Church.
Elderslie
Town
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elderslie is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in west central Scotland. It chiefly serves as a commuter village, situated midway between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone, and lies 11 miles west of Glasgow city centre. Elderslie is situated 2 miles west of Thomas Coats Memorial Church.
Thomas Coats Memorial Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84474° or 55° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.43236° or 4° 25′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7QRHV9+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 719010702OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q7788483
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Thomas Coats Memorial Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Coats Memorial Church”
- Polish: “Coats Memorial Church”
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