Historic churches · Central Scotland
Gillis Centre
Gillis Centre — church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Gillis Centre is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1863. Designed by James Gillespie Graham. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9346°, -3.2004°.
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Gillis Centre, formerly Gillis College and founded as St Margaret's Convent and School, is a complex of buildings situated close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. The history of the site can be traced back to the 15th century. The original building housed many literary figures of the 18th century, from 1834 it served as a convent and from 1986 to 1993 it was Gillis College, the seminary for the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It currently provides offices for the curia of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The chapel is a Category A listed building, a building "of national or international importance". Other buildings are listed in lower categories. The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh announced on 24th April 2026 that The Gillis Centre complex is to be put on the market for sale.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9346, -3.2004
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH9 1BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh South
- Established
- 1863
- Official site
- www.gilliscentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q11839020 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gillis Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gillis Centre by kim traynor Geograph 2288595.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gillis Centre?
- Gillis Centre is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9346°, -3.2004°.
- When was Gillis Centre built?
- Gillis Centre dates to 1863 — the Victorian period. It was designed by James Gillespie Graham.
- Who designed Gillis Centre?
- Gillis Centre was designed by James Gillespie Graham, in the Gothic Revival style.
- Is Gillis Centre a listed building?
- Gillis Centre carries the heritage designation "category A listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.