Portobello Old Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 14/12/1970 Local Authority Edinburgh Planning Authority Edinburgh Burgh Edinburgh NGR NT 30881 73804 Coordinates 330881, 673804 — William Sibbald, 1808-10 (dated 1809); alterations and possibly additions in 1815; tower with clock stage and W jamb added in 1839; J Macintyre Henry added N jamb in 1878; alterations and additions made in 1934; church hall added to SW, on ground formerly used as graveyard, 1964. 2-storey, 3 bay classical, originally rectangular-plan galleried church. Polished grey ashlar to SE elevation; sandstone to side and rear elevations (bull-faced to N jamb), droved ashlar dressings. Base course, cill course to 1st floor, cornice and blocking course. SE (BELLFIELD STREET) ELEVATION: advanced bay to centre; deep-set 3-leaf flush panelled door to centre, semicircular radial fanlight above; date (1809) carved in stone above band course to centre; architraved square panel to 1st floor; pediment at eaves. Square-section tower above with Roman Doric pilasters and entablature; circular panels with clocks to SE and SW elevations (blank to NE); octagonal section above with round-arched openings, alternately blinded and louvered, cornice and blocking course, copper cupola and wrought-iron weather vane. Blinded corniced and architraved opening at ground in flanking bays; round-arched windows, at 1st floor above. SW ELEVATION: 4-bay, round-arched 2-storey windows to 1st, 3rd and 4th bays (4th bay blinded); 2nd bay advanced and blank (except small window at ground, to outer right). Later single storey addition leading to church hall to outer left. NE ELEVATION: 2-storey opening in bay to outer left (as to SW elevation), blinded; 3-bays to advanced N jamb with windows in each bay at ground, round-arched windows at 1st floor, blinded in bay to c

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.