Morningside United Church
Edinburgh
The church and halls building is home to an ecumenical congregation of the Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church. It also hosts the Romanian Orthodox Church and Edinburgh Spiders (Ukrainian group making hospital camouflage nets).
Architect – James McLachlan 1927 -29. Small Art Deco-Romanesque church with campanile, barrel vaulted interior and piers of banded ashlar.
Stained glass – centre window memorial to WWI; left window memorial to WWII; right window by Christian Shaw 2012 commemorating Eric Liddell.
Organ - Rushworth & Dreaper 1955, overhauled 1994 and 2022. The organ of 1955 made use of some pipework from the organ built in 1929 which originated in 1904 in the previous church on this site.
For Doors Open Days there will be an art exhibition by Edinburgh Urban Sketchers, live organ music, and a chance to view the Eric Liddell Peace Garden.
Facilities
Gallery
Key Information
No Booking Required.
Where to find us
Address
- Morningside United Church
- 15 Chamberlain Road
- Edinburgh
- EH10 4DJ