Historic churches · Central Scotland
St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh
St John's East Church, Constitution Street, 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
St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB27192). 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 29/04/1977 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 27254 76273 Coordinates 327254, 676273 — 1773, remodelled and re-fronted David Rhind, 1843, Rectangular-plan preaching-box with later gothic refacing, W tower and single storey wing to N. Cream sandstone, polished ashlar front and tower, coursed rubble to rear and sides with ashlar quoins. Cavetto eaves cornice; front with base course; 4-centred arches, ashlar mullions and hoodmoulds with angled label stops to principal openings; angle buttresses with octagonal pinnacles, gabletted faces and elongated ogee heads. W (FRONT) ELEVATION: 3-stage lantern tower to centre, pointed-arch doorway, row of blind quatrefoils above; 2nd stage with 2 tall bipartite windows to S, W and N faces; top stage with broached base of spire with corner pinnacles, clock faces (without faces) to S, W and N framed by corbelled shafts; tall octagonal belfry with lancet windows and octagonal corbelled shafts breaking eaves to pierced arcaded parapet. Y-traceried windows flanking tower. E (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled; 2 tall windows flanking (blocked) oculus and square blank ashlar cartouche; keystoned bull?s-eye window in gablehead. Original round-arched and keystoned openings (blocked) doorway flanked by 2 windows, tall window in gablehead flanked by smaller windows. N ELEVATION: 3 tall arched openings; large velux rooflights. S ELEVATION: as N elevation. SIDE WING: stugged ashlar; single storey; rectangular-plan; rectangular openings with chamfered reveals and ashlar mullions; pinnacled buttresses; W elevation 4-bay with doorway to left of centre, 4-light canted window with parapet rising to finialled gable above to right of centre, single windows to outer bays; single window and stepped para
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St John's East Church is a church located on Constitution Street in Leith, Edinburgh, central Scotland. It is designated as a category C listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9739, -3.1672
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH6 7AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Official site
- www.caseclosededinburgh.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q56631274 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh?
- St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH6 7AF).
- Is St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh a listed building?
- St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh free to visit?
- Yes, St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's East Church, Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH6 7AF. It sits within the Edinburgh North and Leith parliamentary constituency.