Dean Free Church, Belford Road, Edinburgh,

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 15/06/1965 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 23888 73771 Coordinates 323888, 673771 — Sydney Mitchell and Wilson, 1888. Basilica plan, late Gothic former church set on prominent corner site with large vaulted basements on ground falling to N; dominated by 4-stage tower to NW with octagonal belfry and flying buttresses. Nave and aisles with single transept to N and 3-sided apse to E. Squared and snecked red sandstone with some ashlar quoins. Interior believed to be of high quality (see Notes). W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: prominent finialed gable, roughly 3 bays with 2-bay tower to left (N). Large angled entrance platt oversailing basement. Moulded base course at ground floor becoming string course to left (N); further moulded string course above. Moulded cill course at 1st floor to left. Buttressed set back corner angles. Pair of 2-leaf doors to Main entrance in moulded pointed arched surround with colonettes to sides and burning bush tympanum above. Flanked by paired lancet windows with quatrefoil over. Large, slightly recessed lancet windows at 1st floor with shallow moulding to pointed arch; small moulded roundel above. TOWER: tall rectangular-plan 4-stage tower. 2 plain stages to base with round arched doorway to N elevation; triangular hoodmold and trefoil tympanum, some blind arcading to either side of pediment. Paired, moulded string courses. Paired lancet windows above with further smaller lancet windows at 2nd stage. 3rd stage: octagonal belfry with stepped and flying buttresses, pointed arched lancet windows with louvers. Moulded band course; balustraded 4th stage above, also octagonal. Moulded finials to balustrade piers. Glazed lancet windows; balustraded parapet to lucarned spire of red tiles. N (

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.