Historic churches · Central Scotland
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh — category B 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
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB38319). 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 B Date Added 15/05/1985 Local Authority East Lothian Planning Authority East Lothian Burgh Musselburgh NGR NT 34807 72762 Coordinates 334807, 672762 — 1865. Thornton Shiells and Paterson. Early pointed aisleless 5-bay nave and lower and narrower 2-bay chancel with semi octagonal apse, 2-bay side chapel set at right angles to chancel on south. Tower and spire at NW forming porch. West front has 3-light geometrical window flanked by cusped lancets, vesica above; flanks of nave and SE chapel buttressed with single cusped lancets. Chancel buttressed with crocketted pinnacles, cusped lights with single order of shafts, overarches above with voussoirs between. Tower 3 stages, lower 2 square and buttressed, broached to octagonal belfry stage, stone spire with single row of lucarnes and bands of fish scale and diamond patterns. Octagonal stone font in imitation of mediaeval work, formerly in St George's Episcopal Chapel, York Place, Edinburgh by James Adam, 1793.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church is located on High Street in Musselburgh, central Scotland. This church is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9435, -3.0453
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH21 7AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Official site
- www.musselburghmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17809686 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh?
- Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH21 7AE).
- Is Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh a listed building?
- Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, Musselburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH21 7AE. It sits within the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh parliamentary constituency.