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Colinton Church

Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith.

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History

St Cuthbert's Church, originally called the parish of Hailes, was founded in 1095 by Ethelred, Earl of Fife, son of King Malcolm III. The church came under the authority of Dunfermline Abbey and in 1234 this was confirmed in a Papal Bull from Pope Gregory. [1]

In 1248 a rebuilt church was dedicated by David De Bernham but is thought to have been destroyed during the English invasion of 1544. The present church site has existed since 1636 and was rebuilt in 1771 and 1907. [2]

A church has stood on the site for approximately 1000 years, but the current building was constructed and opened in 1908. [3] Later, a new adjacent church hall was added in the 1990s.

The current church was redesigned in 1907-8 by the architect Sydney Mitchell. The church incorporates the tower from the old church, which had been designed by David Bryce and built in 1837. The interior has a neo-Byzantine design, with pink sandstone columns. [4]

In 2001 the congregation had a roll of 1175 members, making it one of the largest church congregations by membership in the Church of Scotland. [5]

Ministers

Several former ministers have served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, most recently the Very Reverend Dr William Bryce Johnston (in 1980). The minister is currently the Rev. Rolf Billes. The previous minister was the Reverend Dr George Whyte, who demitted the charge (resigned) in September 2008 to become Clerk to the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Edinburgh.

Notable burials

Colinton Cemetery

A cemetery was added in the late 19th century, to the south of the historic graveyard. This area contains the village war memorial. A relatively rare Norwegian war grave lies in the southern section towards the centre.

The war memorial standing in the centre of the small cemetery, was designed by Pilkington Jackson.

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References

  1. Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh; vol. 6, ch. 38
  2. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; (vol. ?), p. 3
  3. J. Gifford, C. McWilliam and D. Walker, The Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh (page 515), Penguin Books Ltd, 1984, ISBN   0-14-071068-X
  4. J. Gifford, C. McWilliam and D. Walker, The Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh (page 515), Penguin Books Ltd, 1984, ISBN   0-14-071068-X
  5. Church of Scotland Yearbook 2002-2003, ISBN   0-86153-347-X

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