Church Overview

Often regarded as renowned architect Robert Lorimer’s most innovative design, St Peter’s was built in two stages, the first from 1906-7 and then 1928-29, when the nave was finally completed. A tall square Italianate campanile watches over a welcoming courtyard. Its towering nave, in white-washed brick, is lit by six tall windows.

The interior was altered significantly following Vatican II, but many of its original artistic embellishments survive. Its painted timber rood screen and the sculpture on the apse of ‘The Crucifixion’ is by noted artist Joseph Hayes. The stained glass is by Morris and Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams, Nina Millar Davidson and Francoise Pierre Fourmaintraux. Lead font with a distinctive fish motif by George Percy Bankart.

The building is closely associated with its first priest, Canon John Gray and its benefactor, Marc-André Raffalovitch, both members of poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s inner circle. Further information about the church’s history can be found in Michael TRB Turnbull’s “St Peter’s Edinburgh”, published in 2006.

Services

Sunday 11.30 am

Weekdays 9.00 am

Holidays of Obligation 9.30 am

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

Disclaimer

The information about churches in Scotland’s Churches Scheme has been provided by the congregations or taken from the Historic Scotland list and published sources, in particular, the Buildings of Scotland volumes and the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides. To contact this specific church please complete the Contact this Church form above. The information is not authoritative; please contact Scotland’s Churches Trust to let us know of any errors or omissions.