St Columba's by the Castle
Scottish Episcopal
By John Henderson, 1847, a single-nave building of six bays under a pitch-slated roof with a battlemented tower. Four-bay aisleless nave and one-bay chancel; the sixth bay forms the entrance and vestibule to the west end. Triple arcading at the west wall, originally supporting a gallery, now subsumed into a suite of rooms served by a new staircase. Stone altar, font and pulpit. Gifted oak panelling on lower east wall c.1914. The blocked east window has been ?lled with a mural of Christ Enthroned by John Busby 1962. Pipe organ, James Conacher & Sons 1880, rebuilt in 1965 by N P Mander and relocated in 1998 by Lightoller. Church hall, originally a school, below the church. Redevelopment and refurbishment, Simpson & Brown 1998.
Sunday Service: Eucharist 10.00am, and other times as announced
Opening Hours
Open by arrangement, telephone the Rector 0131 228 6470
Contact
St Columba's by the Castle
Johnston Terrace
Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh
EH1
Scotland
Tel: +44 (8452) 255121
E-Mail: info@visitscotland.com
WWW: http://www.churchesinscotland.co.uk
