Historic churches · Central Scotland
Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, 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
Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB47035). 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 23/03/2000 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 25138 73044 Coordinates 325138, 673044 — Archibald Scott, 1859. Rectangular gothic former church with sparse Early English details. Coursed rubble with (much blackened) ashlar dressings. Buttresses with tall flat-topped pyramidal pinnacles. N (LAURISTON PLACE) ELEVATION: pinnacled buttresses flank centre bay and 2 outer bays. Triple gabled porch with saw-tooth coping and carved label stops; 2-leaf boarded timber doors with ornate cast-iron hinges in hoodmoulded stop-chamfered surrounds; trefoil motif (quatrefoil to centre) in gables; tall narrow tripartite pointed-arched window above, framed by colonnettes with annulets. Cill course and hoodmoulded lancets with carved label stops to outer bays. E (LAURISTON GARDENS) ELEVATION: pinnacled buttresses frame outer right bay; tall lancet with cill course. Bipartite stone-mullioned windows in shouldered, stop-chamfered surrounds to ground and gallery level in 6 remaining bays; segmental-arched windows to basement; corbelled eaves cornice. 3 small triangular openings to roof. S ELEVATION: 3 lanterns visible above later addition (see Notes). INTERIOR: Fine slender columns with foliate capitals supporting square-plan gallery with fixed timber pews. Ribbed vaulted ceiling. Three stained glass windows. Paired stairs with plain railings leading to gallery from entrance porch with marble wall plaque memorial. Small-pane leaded glazing to all windows (except basement - plate glass in timber sash and case). Grey slates. Saw-tooth skews. 2 ventilators to ridge. WALL AND RAILINGS: low stone-coped wall with decorative cast-iron railings to Lauriston Gardens. — Former United Presbyterian Church, now disused. Interior fire damage (
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Lauriston Church is located at 59 Lauriston Place in Edinburgh, central Scotland. This building is designated as a category C listed structure, indicating its historical significance within the region.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9446, -3.2002
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH3 9HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Phone
- +44 131 563 8246
- Official site
- www.dar-alarqam.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q77777399 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh?
- Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH3 9HY).
- Is Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh a listed building?
- Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lauriston Church, 59 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH3 9HY. It sits within the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh parliamentary constituency.