St James Parish Church and Gate Piers, 2A Rosefield Place, Edinburgh

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/09/1995 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 30356 73778 Coordinates 330356, 673778 — G Mackie Watson, 1910-12, (unfinished); later additions (F E B Blanc, 1934, polygonal apse to house new organ). Perpendicular Gothic church with aisles and transept to SE, gallery at S end. Snecked red sandstone rubble and red sandstone polished ashlar dressings, brick blocking unfinished transepts. SW (ROSEFIELD PLACE) ELEVATION: broad geometric-traceried window to centre, hoodmould extending as string course at eaves level; lower third of window blinded (to conceal gallery within). Deep cill, moulded string course beneath; buttress at ground to centre flanked by 2 traceried windows. Angle buttress to SE. Timber-framed porch to outer left. SE ELEVATION: bay to outer left projecting (to eaves level) as main entrance porch; 2-leaf pointed-arched panelled door to centre; hoodmoulded doorway; string course to cill level of 1st floor; hoodmoulded traceried window with lower section blinded. Diagonal angle buttresses. Bays 2 to 4 divided by buttresses; blank flat-roofed aisle at ground, narrow traceried windows to each bay at 1st floor. 4th and 5th bays advanced as full-height transept; moulded string course at cill height; traceried windows to each bay; diagonal angle buttress to outer left; separate gable to each bay. Single storey projection at 7th bay with parapet; pointed-arched doorway with chamfered arrises; pointed-arched window to immediate right; both with over-striding moulded string course. NE (REAR) ELEVATION: polygonal apse; 2 narrow traceried windows to each face. NW ELEVATION: blank bay to outer right. Windows to each bay with dividing buttresses. Transept unbuilt; openings blocked with brick; pointed-arched.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.