Description

William Burn, 1841-2, executed by David Bryce, 1847 on site of transepts of Parish Church, later South and Cross Churches. Ashlar decorated Gothic style church located between St Mary's and Steeple Churches. Windows stained glass, intersecting squares and hexagons. Slate roof.

S ELEVATION: gabled transept with large Y- and curvilinear-traceried pointed-arch window (inspired by the W window of the tower). Angle buttresses with pinnacles. Crocketted gable with cross finial. E and W return elevations have large similarly traceried windows with quatrefoil-pierced parapet. 2 buttressed bays to W, set-back from transept in plane of St Clement's Church, with large traceried windows and blind quatrefoil parapet. Basket-arch doorways beneath 2 windows, 1 to South Church, 1 to a through pend.

N ELEVATION: similar, but gable un-buttressed and parapets undecorated.

INTERIOR: some partitions and mezzanine inserted at S end.

Impressive timber and plaster rib vaulting in imitation of stone

springing from ashlar pilaster piers. 20th century stained glass.

Concealed plaster-panelled ceiling in adjoining rooms, formerly a

gallery.

Statement of Interest

An ecclesiastical building in use as such (halls rather than church). Listed category A for its grouping within the City Churches and St Mary's tower. The south transept of the Parish Church (the biggest such in Scotland) was rebuilt as a church in its own right in 1588, known as the South Church. Monk stabled his horses here. The north transept was then a burial place, becoming Cross Church in 1759 (congregation moved to Tay Street and then St John's Cross Church, Blackness Avenue).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17575677

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)