Edinburgh & Leith Places of Worship
Places of Worship in Edinburgh & Leith 1900
Extracted from Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1900-1901
|
Name |
Where situated |
Minister |
Denomination |
Denom. code |
|
Abbey Church |
London Rd |
Robert Milne JR Sabiston |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Buccleuch |
Buccleuch Street |
John Campbell |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Canongate |
Canongate |
Thomas White |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Dalry Chapel |
Dalry Rd |
James Gillan |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Dean |
Dean |
James Williamson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Gaelic |
Broughton St |
GR Maclennan |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Granton |
Granton |
Thos S Goldie |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Greenside |
Royal Terrace |
John Lamond |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Greyfriars, New |
Greyfriars Place |
R Stewart |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Greyfriars, Old |
Greyfriars Place |
John Glasse |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Lady Glenorchy's |
Roxburgh Place |
Thomas Burns |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Lady yesters |
Informary Street |
Chas. M'Gregor |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Mayfield |
Newington |
Alexander Neill |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Morningside |
Morningside |
Vacant |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Newington |
S. Clerk Street |
John Allison H Cameron |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Old Kirk |
S.B. of Canongate |
TWG Sutherland |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Prestonfield Ch |
Old Dalkeith Rd |
Robert Buchanan |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Robertson Memorial |
Kilgraston Rd |
D Paul |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Roberson Mission |
Grassmarket |
D Davidoson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Aidan's |
Bread street |
Andrew Benvie |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Andrew's |
George Street |
P Hay Hunter |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Bernard's |
Claremont St, W. |
Alex. Fiddes |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Cuthbert's |
Lothian Rd |
J MacGregor AW Williamson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St David's |
Gardner's Cres |
WR Black |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St George's |
Charlotte Square |
Archibald Scott |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Giles |
High Street |
JC Lees |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Giles (West) |
Meadows |
A Williamson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St James |
Carson Street |
Thos. Porteous |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St John's |
Victoria Street |
Robert Blair |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Leonard's |
Parkside Place |
LF Armitage |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Luke's |
Young street |
DM Milne |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Margaret's |
Dumbiedykes Rd |
WM Brown |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Mary's |
Bellevue Cres |
Thomas Martin |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Matthew's |
Cluny Gardens |
Duncan Campbell |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Michael's |
North Merchiston |
George Wilson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Oswald's |
Montpelier Park |
HJ Wotherspoon |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Serf's |
Goldenacre, Ferry Rd |
Ministers of St Cuthberts |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Stephen's |
St Vincent Street |
JFW Grant |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Tolbooth |
Castle Hill |
RS Calderwood |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Trinity College |
Jeffrey Street |
Alex. Kennedy |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Tron |
High Street |
David Morrison Archibald Fleming |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Tynecastle |
Gorgie Rd |
James Nicoll |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
West Coates |
Coates Gardens |
Robert G Forrest |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Newhaven (Leith) |
Newhaven |
Thos Pearson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
North Leith |
Madeira Street |
JH M'Culloch |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Restalrig (Leith) |
Restalrig |
George Boyd |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St John's (Leith) |
Constitution Street |
James Park |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Mungo's (Leith) |
Albion Rd |
George Jack |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Paul's (Leith) |
Lorne Street |
WG Donaldson |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
St Thomas' (Leith) |
Sheriff Brae |
Vacant |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
South Leith |
Kirkgate |
James Mitchell |
Church of Scotland |
EST |
|
Barclay |
Bruntsfield Links |
JH Wilson WM Clow |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Buccleuch |
West Crosscauseway |
Robert Gordon DM Macalister |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Cowgate |
Foot of Blair St |
Charles Wedderburn |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Craigmillar Park |
Suffolk Road |
John Fleming Jas. Rutherford |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Dalry |
Dalry |
Alexander Aitken |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Dean |
Belford Bridge, foot of Pamerston Place |
Archibald Bell |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Fountainbridge |
Fountainbridge |
George D Low |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Gorgie |
Gorgie |
Wm Kilpatrick |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Grange |
Grange |
JM Sloan |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Guthrie Memorial |
Easter Road |
AS Sutherland |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
High Church |
Mound Place |
Walter C Smith RS Simpson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Holyrood |
Holyrood |
Peter MacDonald |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
John Knox's |
John Knox's Corner |
John McEwan |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Lady Glenorchy's |
Greenside Place |
James Harvey |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
M'Crie-Roxburgh |
Davie Street |
James Stirling |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Martyrs Church |
George IV Bridge |
Rev John Davidson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Mayfield |
Mayfield Road |
Lewis Davidson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Moray |
SB of Canongate |
PW Paterson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Morningside |
Morningside |
Dv Fairweather |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Newington |
S Clerk Street |
W Whyte Smith |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
New North |
Forrest Road |
Robt Balfour J Kelman |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Pilrig |
Pilrig Street |
JC Macphail Geo Macaulay |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Pleasance |
Richmond Place |
Thomas Cochrane Thomas Wilson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Queen Street |
43 Queen Street |
JG Cunninghame James Durran |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Restalrig |
Willow Brae |
David Paterson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Roseburn |
Hampton Ter |
Dav Somerville |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Andrew's |
Drumsheugh Gardens |
RJ Sandeman Wm Macgregor |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Bernard's |
Henderson Row |
George Steven |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Columba, Gaelic |
Cambridge Street |
M Maclennan |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Cuthbert's |
Spittal Street |
GM Reith |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St David's |
Morrison Street |
Jacob Alexander Thomas Harvey |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St George's |
Shandwick Place |
A Whyte Hugh Black |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St James' |
Ferry Road |
Peter Purves TL Ritchie |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St John's and Cowgatehead |
Johnston Ter |
G Phillip RL Jaffrey |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Mary's |
Albany Street |
Geo Davidson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Paul's |
St Leonards St |
WM Falconer |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Stephen's |
Wemyss Place |
Hunter Smith |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
South Morningside |
South Morningside |
Chas Salmond |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Stockbridge |
Deanhaugh Street |
Andrew Keay |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Viewforth |
Gilmore Place |
John Morgan |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Warrender Park |
Whitehouse Loan |
John Hall |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
West Port |
West Port |
John S Bowie |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Leith , North |
Ferry road |
Thomas Crerar |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Leith, South |
Easter Road, Leith |
Alfred Coutts |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St John's (Leith) |
Charlotte Street |
John Kelman |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
St Ninian's (Leith) |
Dock Street |
John Dickson |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Elder Memorial Ch |
Hope St, Leith |
AM Sutherland |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Newhaven |
Newhaven |
D Kilpatrick |
Free Church of Scotland |
SEC |
|
Abbeyhill |
Abbeyhill |
William Allan |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Argyle Place |
Chalmers Crescent |
Thos Dickson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Braid |
South Morningside |
Walter Brown |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Bristo |
Marshall Street |
George James John Hutton |
|
PBY |
|
Broughton Place |
Broughton Place |
A Thomson John Smith |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Canongate |
Blackfriars St |
Robert Gray |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
College Street |
S College Street |
AB Cameron |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Davidson Church |
Eyre Place |
JP Mitchell |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Dean Street |
Dean Street |
T Anderson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Fountainbridge |
Fountainbridge |
John Muir |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Gilmore Place |
Gilmore Place |
Robert Small A Macaulay Caldwell |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Gorgie Road |
Gorgie Road |
J Aitken Clark |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Haymarket |
Dalry Road |
Thomas Kirk |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Hope Park |
Hope Park |
RD Shaw |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
John Ker Memorial |
Polwarth Gardens |
Duncan Sillars |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Lauriston Place |
Lauriston Place |
James M Hamill |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
London Road |
Easter Road |
vacant |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Lothian Road |
Lothian Road |
RJ Drummond |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Mayfield |
Fountainhall Road |
R Pollok Watt |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Morningside |
Morningside Road |
Alex Mair |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Newington |
Causewayside |
James S Rae |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Nicolson Street |
Nicolson Street |
David Christie |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
N Richmond Street |
N Richmond Street |
Thos Kennedy James Robertson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Palmerston Place |
Palmerston Place |
JB Hastings |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Pleasance |
Pleasance |
James Milroy |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Rosehall |
Dalkeith Road |
Wm Morison |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Rose Street |
Rose Street |
WD Moffat |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
St James' Place |
St James' Place |
JW Dunbar |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Viewforth |
Leamington Terrace |
James Robertson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Bonnington |
Summerside St |
J Hutchinson Robert Small |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Dalmeny Street |
Dalmeny Street |
AB Dykes |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Ebenezer |
211 Gt Junction Street |
JD Robertson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Junction Road |
Junction St Gt |
JD Robertson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Kirkgate |
Henderson St |
James Mill |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
North Leith |
Coburg St |
Jas Stevenson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
St Andrew's Place |
Leith Links |
Peter Wilson |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Wardie |
Primrose Bank |
James Macleod |
United Presbyterian |
PBY |
|
Cathedral Church of St Mary |
|
JS Wilson R Mitchell A Murdoch NT Wannop JF Keating Rowland Ellis A Griffiths John Hill J Macrae J Leslie S Cooke |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Holy Cross Mission |
Davidsons Mains |
J Niven |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
All Saints |
Brougham Street |
A Murdoch H Cunnynghame E Haswell |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Christ Church |
Morningside |
CM Black WEG Cotter |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Morningside Drive Mission |
|
CM Black WEG Cotter |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Church of the Good Shepherd |
Murrayfield |
HB Nichol |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Church of the Holy Trinity |
Dean Bridge |
A Mackay |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Old St Pauls |
Jeffrey Street |
AE Laurie |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Andrews |
South Back of Canongate |
Charles Teape WA Lamb |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Barnabas Mission |
Greenside |
Allan Cameron |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Columba's |
Johnston terrace |
HH Flower AD Eisdale J Stuart |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St George's |
York Place |
EH Molesworth |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St James' |
Inverleith Row |
CJ Jenkins |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St John the Evangelist |
Princes St |
AV Despard |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St John's Mission Church |
Earl Grey Street |
HS Reid |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Luke's |
Jocks Lodge |
HE Copinger |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Margarets Mission |
Easter Road |
H Jones |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Martin's, Tynecastle with St Mungo's Mission, Balerno |
Tynecastle |
NJN Gourlie WG Cameron |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Matthew's |
Abbeyhill |
HE Copinger |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Michael's |
Hill Square |
JF Scholfield |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Paul's |
York Place |
Rowland Ellis Allan Cameron |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Peter's |
Newington |
EC Dawson |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Vincent Church |
|
PW Hulbert |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St James, Leith |
Constitution Street |
EF Hoërnlè |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
Trinity, Christ Church |
|
PM Herford |
Episcopal Church |
EPIS |
|
St Thomas' |
Rutland Place |
HJ Colclough |
C of E |
EST |
|
St Thomas Mission Church |
Canongate |
DC O'Connor |
C of E |
EST |
|
St Mary's Cathedral |
Broughton Street |
James Donlevy Francis MacManus James M'Dermott Joseph MacGrail |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
St Patrick's |
206 Cowgate |
Msg Grady J Joyce R Hogan J Payne A MacDonald |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
St Columba's |
Upper Gray Street |
A Stuart |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
St Cuthbert's |
Slateford Road |
J Forsyth |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
Church of the Sacred Heart |
Lauriston St |
J Bader R Fraser E Lawless W Lomax J Meagher M Power |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
Convent of Sisters of the Poor |
Gilmore Place |
JB Hare |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
St Johns Church |
Portobello |
J Donlevy |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
Maris Stella |
Constitution Street |
M Gaughren P O'Donnell T Furlong E Cullan |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
Convent of Poor Clares |
Liberton |
E Tyek |
Roman Catholic |
RC |
|
Abbey Hill |
Easter Road |
D Wallace |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Bristo Place |
Bristo Place |
W Grant WB Nicolson |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Charlotte Chapel |
West Rose Street |
FJ Bardwell |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Dublin Street |
Dublin Street |
JT Forbes |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Duncan Street |
Newington |
Peter Fleming |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Marshall Street |
Marshall Street |
Alex Wylie |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Morningside |
Morningside Road |
Ernest G Lovell |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
North Leith |
Madeira Street |
None quoted |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Spurgeon Memorial Temple |
Hope Street, Leith |
Robert White |
Baptist Churches |
BAPT |
|
Roxburgh Street Hall |
Roxburgh Street |
Various |
Baptized Believers |
BAPT |
|
Albany Street |
Broughton Street |
AB Morris |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Augustine |
George IV Bridge |
AR Henderson |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Bristo Place |
Bristo Place |
Robert Craig |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Buccleuch |
W Crosscauseway |
Robert Rae |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Dalry |
Caledonian Road |
Robert Auchterlonie |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Hope Park |
Hope Park Terrace |
J Wemyss |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Kirk Memorial |
Montgomery Street |
John Adam |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Morningside |
11 Morningside Rd |
D Caird |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Sydney Hall |
9 St Giles Street |
Vacant |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Constitution St |
156 Constitution St |
David Robb |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Duke St, Leith |
Duke St |
H Jenkins |
Congregational Churches |
CONG |
|
Dalry |
Dalry Rd |
John Kirk |
Evangelical Union Church |
OTHER |
|
Pleasance |
74 Pleasance |
Various |
Society of Friends |
OTHER |
|
French Church |
2 Danube Street |
M Laufer |
French Church |
OTHER |
|
German Evangelical Church |
Near Bellevue Crescent |
Martin Langenau |
German Evangelical Church |
OTHER |
|
S Clerk Street |
S Clerk Street |
William Scott |
Original Seceders Churches |
SEC |
|
Lauriston Street |
Lauriston Street |
Walter M'Leod |
Original Seceders Churches |
SEC |
|
Associate Congregation of Original Seceders |
Gorgie |
Henry Paton |
Original Seceders Churches |
SEC |
|
Victoria Terrace |
7 Victoria Terrace |
John Sturrock |
United Original Seceders Church |
SEC |
|
Nicolson Square |
Nicolson Square |
J Pratt ES Ellis |
Wesleyan Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Abbeyhill Mission |
London Rd |
WT Balmer |
Wesleyan Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Wesleyan Methodist Mission |
UP Synod Hall, Castle Terrace Albert Hall, Shandwick Place Albion Hall, Stockbridge |
Geo Jackson TW Jamieson J Billington |
Wesleyan Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Gt Junction St |
Gt Junction St |
Frederick Elton |
Wesleyan Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Ebenezer Church |
Victoria Terrace |
Samual Horton |
Primitive Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Leith Mission |
Hall, 123 Bonnington Rd |
J Bamborough |
Primitive Methodist Church |
METH |
|
Catholic Apostolic |
Mansfield Place, E London street |
WC Seton |
Catholic Apostolic Church |
OTHER |
|
Barony Street |
Barony Street |
Various |
Glassite Church |
OTHER |
|
Roxburgh Place |
Roxburgh Place |
Various |
Christian Church |
OTHER |
|
Scandinavian |
N Junction St |
JF Gjesdahl |
Scandinavian Lutheran Church |
OTHER |
|
Synagogue |
Graham Street |
J Fürst |
Jews' Synagogue |
JEW |
|
St Mark's |
Castle Terrace |
RB Drummond |
Unitarian Chapel |
OTHER |
|
New Jerusalem Church |
6 Infirmary Street |
Various |
New Jerusalem Church |
OTHER |
|
Christian Science Church |
18 Duke Street |
None stated |
Christian Science Church |
OTHER |
|
Church for the Deaf and Dumb |
49 Albany Street |
WJ Hansell |
Church for the Deaf and Dumb |
OTHER |
|
Christadelphian Meeting Place |
14 Forrest Rd (Oddfellows Hall) |
Various |
Christadelphian Meeting Place |
OTHER |
|
The Faith Mission |
7 Lochrin Terrace |
None stated |
The Faith Mission |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Hall No 1 |
Late Princess Theatre, Nicolson Street |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Hall No 2 |
184 Albert Street |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Hall No 3 |
Stockbridge |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Hall No 4 |
New Hall, Murieston Rd, Gorgie Road |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Hall No 5 |
62 Fountainbridge |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |
|
Salvation Army Slum Corps |
103 Canongate |
|
Salvation Army |
OTHER |