Address: 13 George St
Architect: Major Andrew Frazer
Date of completion: 1782-84


photo © adrian welch sep 2006 with lumix camera

Description
St Andrew's & St George's Church sits on the north side of George Street and due to its eliptical plan, creates space back from the street - either side of the central portico - that is unusual on this street, reminiscent of Bernini's beautiful S.Andrea in Rome. The church's steeple was added three years after completion.


building: photo © adrian welch

St Andrew's & St George's was the first centre of Christian worship in Edinburgh New Town. The church was built by Edinburgh City Council to his oval design. The spire was added in 1787.


photo © adrian welch 2006

It 1843, the Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place in St Andrew's & St George's Edinburgh and involved Tanfield Hall too.

Contact: 0131 225 3847


photo © adrian welch 2006

St Andrew's & St George's Church: Context
Situated to the north of Princes Street, George Street is the centre of the city's financial district. Laid out from 1767 as part of James Craig's plan for the New Town, George Street was named in honour of King George III. James Craig's plan for the New Town positioned a church in St Andrew Square, facing along George Street. However, when Sir Laurence Dundas took that site for his mansion - now the Royal Bank of Scotland HQ, a competition was held to design a church for the present site, on the north side of George Street.

The street links Charlotte Square with St. Andrew's Square and is the site of several notable buildings:-

Assembly Rooms (1787)
St Andrew & St George's Church (1784)
St Mark's Unitarian Church by David Bryce, (1835)
Dome bar and nightclub (1847)
Opposite the Church is The Dome, George Street, by David Rhind, 1847. Former branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland on south side of George Street - now a bar like many old banks on this street - The Dome contains, suitably for the name, a large stained glass dome. The bank's old facade is a well-proportioned portico.

To the east along George Street is Standard Life Assurance, Edinburgh by J M Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne.

Churches to Visit in Scotland: 10 Years Commemoration Volume
Scotland's Churches Scheme, John R. Hume (Illustrator)
£8.99
Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery.
Availability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Paperback 429 pp (2004) Publisher: NMS Enterprises Limited
Publishing ISBN: 1901663868
Churches to Visit in Scotland

Edinburgh Walking Tours

Architecture Books




Scottish Churches

Edinburgh : back to index

Buildings near to St Andrew's & St George's Church include Harvey Nichols, Jenners and Oloroso Edinburgh




Edinburgh Churches

Featured Edinburgh Area Religious Buildings:
Rosslyn Chapel, St Giles Cathedral & St Mary's Cathedral