St Paul's & St George's Church, Edinburgh

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Denomination:
Scottish Episcopal
OS Reference:
NT259744
Address:
46 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3HU
Local Authority:
Edinburgh
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Church Overview

St Paul’s & St George’s Church has a fascinating past, but, even more importantly, a lively and relevant present. A remarkable church by Archibald Elliott, 1818, in perpendicular Gothic with octagonal corner turrets, pierced parapets and crocketted finials. Matching sanctuary added by Peddie & Kinnear, 1892. In 2008 Lee Boyd Architects fulfilled the Church’s project vision to make the building fit for a contemporary role and to sustain its use as a place of congregation for years to come. The Church has an expanding and vibrant congregation that had been struggling to function effectively in their Grade A Listed building. In addition the project was to act as a public symbol of the Church’s intention to look forward through positive change. Lee Boyd were commissioned in late 2001 and after a number of option studies, the resultant brief was broken down into the following key aspirations:

1 – Double the Church’s capacity to 800 and provide flexibility for different types of performance/gathering.

2 – Create a distinct welcome space at the entrance to provide for transition between services.

3 – Enable the Church to expand its scope through the provision of served, flexible, multi-purpose space.

The project was completed in August 2008 and the positive response from the congregation has been overwhelming. The project has breathed life back into the historic building, which is enhanced rather than hindered by contemporary intervention.

P’s and G’s aims to seek, under God, to build a lively, culturally relevant and Christ-centred Church, worshipping and serving here in the centre of Edinburgh.

Services

Sunday: 9.00 am (traditional communion), 11.00am and 7.00pm (worship service)

Opening Arrangements

Open by arrangement

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Church Chancel (Malcolm Innes)Balcony Detail (Malcolm Innes)First Floor Extension (Malcolm Innes)Church North Connections (Malcolm Innes)Church Galleries (Malcolm Innes)Pavillion External (Malcolm Innes)

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