Granton Parish Church (former)
War memorial
Name and Denomination
| Original Name | Granton Parish Church |
| Original Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Present Name | (in commercial use) |
| Current Denomination | None |
Design and Construction
| Built | Architect |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Hardy & Wright |
This church was the second in the area, the first being Granton & Wardie Free Church (now Inverleith Parish Church).
It was built in 1877, using stone from the Fordell quarry, near Aberdour in Fife (according to ‘Building Stones of Edinburgh’ – see below). The stone apparently was almost white when new but quite quickly darkened.
The congregation moved to a new building in Boswall Parkway in 1936, and the War Memorial was moved to the new building some years later.
The church was originally a ‘quoad sacra’ church – in other words, an additional church within an existing parish (Cramond). Later, in 1899, it became a parish church when Granton Parish was formed from part of what had been Cramond Parish.
The building is now in commercial use, by Ashworth & Thompson Ltd, a trade only supplier of picture framing materials.
from Dictionary of Scottish Architects
from Dictionary of Scottish Architects
Sources and further information
| Title | Author | Publisher | Date | ISBN Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Stones of Edinburgh | McMillan / Gillanders / Fairhurst | Edinburgh Geological Society | 1999 | 0904440109 |