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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject: St John’s West Church, Leith |
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St John’s West Church, Leith
Location: South Leith Parish Church, Kirkgate, Leith
OS Ref: NT 270 760
Thanks to Innes Gray via Andrew Grant for these photographs from South Leith Parish Church.
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Adam Brown Curator
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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And here are some close-ups
The way these names are split into two tablets suggest that they were on either side of something in their original location.
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Adam Brown Curator
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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St John's West Church was known as Leith St John's United Free Church until 1929.
In 1955 it merged with St John's East to form Leith St John's. In 1956 St John's was transported to Oxgangs on the South of the city.
In 1964 the Church was demolished. I presume when the church moved from Leith it was decided to leave the plaques in Leith because the congregation did not move, only the name. |
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