Historic churches · Central Scotland
Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh
Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, 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
Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB26756). 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 29/03/1995 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 26618 76203 Coordinates 326618, 676203 — John Hamilton, dated 1910. 2-storey 3-bay rectangular-plan hall with ashlar facade, free Renaissance details. Red brick with concrete lintels, red sandstone front, stugged ashlar with polished dressings. Base course; corbel course, frieze and cornice above ground floor, slightly advanced; ashlar mullions and transoms; moulded skews; overhanging eaves with exposed rafters. NW (FRONT) ELEVATION: architraved doorway to centre (metal shutter), jambs of shallow pilasters with stylised Ionic capitals, keystone, commemorative panels to either side; transomed bipartite windows flanking. Frieze above ground floor advanced to centre bay over corbels and larger brackets; Art Nouveau-style lettering ?The Salvation Army?. At 1st floor, centre bay with stepped gable and semi-circular apex, large segmental-arched transomed tripartite window with shouldered architrave and keystone, datestone to gablehead; outer bays with slightly advanced panels with small lugged pediments, single windows with bracketted swept cornices. SW ELEVATION: 8-bay with 2 eastermost bays slightly lower. 2 secondary doorways (metal shutters) and tripartite windows at ground floor (to outer right bipartite). 1st floor bipartite windows (timber mullions) in slightly recessed panels, 3 eastermost bays single windows. Small-pane fixed or hopper timber windows. Slate roof with metal ridge; small apex stack to SE. INTERIOR: not seen 1993. — Built by Glasgow architect John Hamilton, William Booth himself (1829-1912), the founder and lifetime ?General? of the Salvation Army, is named as the petitioner. The foundation stone was laid 30 April 1910.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Church at 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh, is a category C listed building located in central Scotland. It is noted for its architectural significance within the local community.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9732, -3.1774
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH6 6TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Official site
- mosques.muslimsinbritain.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q56630945 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh?
- Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH6 6TN).
- Is Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh a listed building?
- Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church, 13 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH6 6TN. It sits within the Edinburgh North and Leith parliamentary constituency.