Queen's Cross Church

Queen's Cross Church may refer to one of two Church of Scotland churches:

  • Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen — consecrated in 1881
  • Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow — designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and consecrated in 1899

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