
Granton Parish Church
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Address: 55 Boswall Parkway, EH5 2DA
Local Authority: City of Edinburgh
Listing: B
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Church Overview
John F Matthew (of Lorimer and Matthew), 1936. Foundation Stone laid by HRH The Duke of York, later King George VI.
Cruciform-plan Church of Scotland extension church with adjoining hall to NE; Scottish Arts and Crafts tradition. Tower to re-entrant between chancel and N transept with linking section to church hall adjoining to N; whole complex forms overall Z-plan. Coursed snecked and rake-jointed Craigmillar sandstone rubble of pinkish hue with contrasting rockfaced and tooled ashlar dressings. Projecting base course to most parts; splayed rockfaced long and short dressings to openings; projecting stone sills; tooled ashlar coping to eaves and gable ends. All leaded windows.
Services
Sundays: 10.30am.
Opening Arrangements
Regular public and Church arranged events throughout the year. By arrangement.
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