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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH | St. Stephens Church St. Stephens Church |
Dr [Doctor] Reid Map of City |
002 | [Situation] Between Silvermills & the north end of St. Vincents Street. A large & handsome edifice erected in 1826 - 27 and opened for public worship in 1828 The body of the Church is of an octagonal form & is surmounted by a square tower 162 feet in height. The style of Architecture is after an Italian model. The building cost £21,000 it is seated for 1650 there are no free sittings for the poor but for the Minister & band & Elders there are 42. The minister is the Rev [Reverend] William Muir D.D. [Doctor of Divinity]. It is a single charge. This is a parish belonging to the established religion of Scotland, the parish is of the same name as the Church & is a subdivision of the Parish of the City of Edinburgh but not a Quoad Sacra Parish. |
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