Historic churches · Central Scotland
221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh
221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB27431). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 04/09/1995 Supplementary Information Updated 04/01/2019 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 30645 73779 Coordinates 330645, 673779 — Stewart and Menzies, 1878 with later alterations and additions. Gothic church, originally United Presbyterian, now converted into flats. Bull-faced sandstone, polished ashlar dressings to NE elevation, droved ashlar dressings to NW elevation. Base course, roll-moulded hoodmoulds to pointed windows. NE (PORTOBELLO HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: 5-bay. Cusp tracery to windows. Door to centre within 3-bay pointed arch arcade with columns in gablet panel with patera and finials to each; tracery windows to flanking bays. Roll-moulded string course between ground and 1st floor. 2 windows at 1st floor between bays and round, multi-foil window above to centre. Slender octagonal tower between centre 3 bays and bay to outer left with moulded string course defining each floor, pointed-arch small niches to 1st and 2nd floor, breaking above gablet coping, with blocking course and small spire with trefoil finial. Window at ground and 1st floor (blinded), stepped string course between ground and 1st floor. 2-storey buttress to outer left. Square-plan tower in bay to outer right, slightly advanced and buttressed to angles. Single window at ground, 2 small windows to 1st floor; bipartite window to 2nd floor, cornice, opening to centre above within gabled surround with patera and pinnacles flanking. Tall stone spire with band of fish-scale band; weather vane as finial. NW (WINDSOR PLACE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Tower to outer left, as to NE elevation (2nd entrance to church found to SW elevation of tower). Bay to right with buttresses to outer angles. Large tracery window high within gable wall; stepped str
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Place summary
221 Portobello High Street is a church located in Portobello, Edinburgh, central Scotland. It is designated as a category C listed building, recognising its local architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9520, -3.1122
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH15 2AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Official site
- portylightbox.wordpress.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q56631424 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh?
- 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH15 2AN).
- Is 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh a listed building?
- 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh free to visit?
- Yes, 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to 221 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH15 2AN. It sits within the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh parliamentary constituency.