OS1/11/105/162
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN'S FREE CHURCH AND SCHOOL | St. John's Free Church & School St. John's Free Church & School |
Mr. McCraw Elder James Ritchie Candlemakers Row |
[Situation] A little S.E. [South East] of Castle Hill A neat and well built edifice partly combining the Gothic and Elizabethan styles of architecture, it was erected by Voluntary subscriptions from the Congregation, and a little from the Free Church building fund, The Church is Seated for about 1200 persons but owing to the fame of one of the Ministers as a preacher &c it is crowded generally to excess - sometimes amounting to 1400 and upwards, amongst whom are 1020 Communicants, The Ministers are the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Guthrie DD [Doctor of Divinity] and the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Hannay L.L.D [Doctor of Laws] who receives £300 each from the Congregation, and £122.0.0. from the Free Church Ministers fund. Underneath the Church is a spacious school room for religious and moral training, at present it is only occupied with a Sabbath School only - there is about 350 attending it. |
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[Page] 162Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Note) out of the 1200 seats there are 100 free.
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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