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St John's Church, Edinburgh

St John's Church, Edinburgh

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St John's Church, Edinburgh

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Location: West End, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Andy

October 21, 2021

Charlotte Chapel, also known by its former name St. George's West Church, is a historic church building on Shandwick Place in Edinburgh, Scotland. It belongs to an independent Baptist congregation and was originally a parish church of the Church of Scotland.

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Bumble-Bee

May 9, 2023

The church was dedicated as St John's Chapel on Maundy Thursday 1818 with construction having begun in 1816. It was designed by the architect William Burn[2] the previous year, at the age of only 25.

The congregation had begun in 1792 when Daniel Sandford came to Edinburgh to minister on Church of England lines. In 1797 the Qualified congregation moved to Charlotte Chapel which was re-built on larger lines in 1811. They sold shares to fund a new church, the banker Sir William Forbes being the main figure, and Charlotte Chapel was then sold to the Baptists.

Edward Bannerman Ramsay joined St John's as curate in 1827. He succeeded Bishop Sandford as minister in 1830, and stayed until his own death in 1872, having been Dean from 1846.

The sanctuary and chancel were built in 1879–82 by Peddie & Kinnear (John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear). The vestry and Hall were added in 1915–16 by John More Dick Peddie and Forbes Smith.

The war memorial was added in 1919 to a design by Sir Robert Lorimer. Lorimer also designed and oversaw the addition of faux-vaults when Lothian Road was widened in 1926.[3]

St John's holds daily services and is one of the few remaining Episcopal churches in Scotland to hold the weekly service of Matins.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John%27s,_Edinburgh)

Franzl wandert 🥾

June 27, 2023

The beautiful little church of St. John Evangelist stands at the end of Princes Street Park.

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