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North Esk Church Of Scotland, Bridge Street, Musselburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Musselburgh, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9433 / 55°56'35"N

Longitude: -3.0575 / 3°3'26"W

OS Eastings: 334049

OS Northings: 672753

OS Grid: NT340727

Mapcode National: GBR 2F.YH24

Mapcode Global: WH7TT.0WB5

Plus Code: 9C7RWWVV+82

Entry Name: North Esk Church Of Scotland, Bridge Street, Musselburgh

Listing Name: Bridge Street, North Esk Church (C of S)

Listing Date: 15 May 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 383465

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38260

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200383465

Location: Musselburgh

County: East Lothian

Town: Musselburgh

Electoral Ward: Musselburgh

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1838 William Burn. Mixed Norman and late gothic motifs,
round and semi-elliptical arches with late gothic
mouldings. Basically rectangular plan, rubble-built
with symmetrical ashlar gable front to street: central
gable with 3 advanced stepped lights rising into
octagonal base for circular arcaded bellcote, conical
stone roof and cross finial; lower flanking stairhall
towers single windowed to front and flanks semi-
elliptically arched doors to front, angle buttresses;
flat roofed vestibule clasped between them breaking
forward into buttressed porch with semi-elliptically
arched doorway. Doors have 2 orders of shafts windows
and bellcote one. Flank elevations 2 tier 4-bay with
simple chamfered openings, slate roof. Interior tunnel.
vaulted in plaster with diagonal ribs, and with
transverse ribs continuing on flat-ceilinged aisles
above wings of horse-shoe gallery. Several stained
glass windows, remainder tinted glass. Some by A
Ballantine and Gardiner.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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