Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Church

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Lothian Road	Yes
	Princes Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1815	1818
	1865			Unexecuted proposals for chancel, north aisle and other liturgical changes
	1867			Minor alterations and re-decoration with stencilled colour scheme
	1912		Design exhibited	Unclear as to what work this is
	1914	1916		Vestry hall added
	1919			War memorial
	March 1926			Alterations to churchyard because of road widening
	1933	1937		Altar, communion rails and details in side chapels
	1935			Morning Chapel
	1936	1937		Screen for chapel to W H Fraser
	1980s		Alteration/conversion	Conversion of church crypt to form coffee house and restaurant

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	William Burn			1815	1818
	(Sir) George Gilbert Scott			1865		Unexecuted proposals for chancel, north aisle and other liturgical changes (modified scheme was executed by Kinnear in 1867)
	Charles George Hood Kinnear		A	1867		Minor alterations and re-decoration with stencilled colour scheme
	John Dick Peddie		A	1867		Minor alterations and re-decoration with stencilled colour scheme
	Peddie & Kinnear		A	1867		Minor alterations and re-decoration with stencilled colour scheme
	Charles George Hood Kinnear		C	1879	1882	Addition of chancel and north porch
	John More Dick Peddie		C	1879	1882	Addition of chancel and north porch
	Kinnear & Peddie		C	1879	1882	Addition of chancel and north porch
	(Sir) Thomas Duncan Rhind			1912		Design for unspecified work in church
	J M Dick Peddie & Forbes Smith		D	1914	1916	Vestry hall added
	James Forbes Smith		D	1914	1916	Vestry hall added
	John More Dick Peddie		D	1914	1916	Vestry hall added
	(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer		D	1919		War memorial
	(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer		B	1926		Alterations to churchyard because of road widening - in partnership with Matthew prior to change of practice title to Lorimer & Matthew
	John Fraser Matthew		B	1926		Alterations to churchyard because of road widening - in partnership with Lorimer prior to change of practice title to Lorimer & Matthew
	Ian Gordon Lindsay		F	1933	1937	Screen for chapel to W H Fraser and altar, communion rails and details in side chapels etc. Iron gates in morning (or lady) chapel.
	David John Chisholm		E	1935		Morning chapel
	J M Dick Peddie & Walker Todd		E	1935		Morning chapel
	William James Walker Todd		E	1935		Morning chapel
	Orphoot, Whiting & Lindsay		F	1935	1937	Lindsay responsible for screen for chapel to W H Fraser and altar, communion rails and details etc
	Dennis Graham Rodwell		G	1980s		Conversion of church crypt to form coffee house and restaurant.

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	St John's Episcopal Church, Dean Ramsay's monument	Monument to Dean Ramsay. - The memorial cross which is to be erected on the inclosed ground to the east of St. John's Episcopal Church, Princes street, Edinburgh, was uncovered on Monday. The cross has been executed by Messrs Farmer and Brindley, London, from drawings by Mr R Anderson, architect, ARSA. The cross, which is formed of granite, rises to the height of 26 feet from the ground—the width of the arms being 8 feet 6 inches. On each of the main faces it is divided into panels, in which is inserted bronze bas-reliefs. Those occupying the head and arms of the cross represent the various stages of the Passion, together with the Resurrection and Ascension; and in another series of six, placed three on either face of the shaft, are set forth the Acts of Charity. Large panels at the foot of the shaft are filled in with sculptured ornament of twelfth-century type. In the same style have been treated the bronzes for the small panels formed along the sides of the cross, as well as the stonework of the circle connecting the arms. [Building News 31 October 1879 p538] Located outside church
	St John's Episcopal Church, Memorial Chapel for Mrs G H l Lindsay	Located in South aisle

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition
	Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M	1984	Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)		Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd	p277-8
	RSA	1912				588
	Shepherd, Thomas		Modern Athens

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Courtesy of Dennis Rodwell	Information sent to Dictionary		Sent May 2012
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Dick Peddie and McKay Collection		DPM/1860/114/43 (drawings for 1879-1882 work missing)
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Ian G Lindsay Collection		IGL/W197/1-4
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Lorimer and Matthew Collection		LOR E/33, LOR E/392
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Watherston Collection		G G Scott drawings EDD 205/1, 2, 16-17