St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

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St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral known for its striking spires and role as the mother church of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican cathedral ⓘ
Gothic Revival church building ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
listed building ⓘ
architect George Gilbert Scott ⓘ
John Oldrid Scott ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival ⓘ
bishopSeatOf Bishop of Edinburgh ⓘ
category 19th-century church buildings in Scotland ⓘ
Anglican cathedrals in Scotland ⓘ
Churches in Edinburgh ⓘ
Gothic Revival architecture in Scotland ⓘ
completionDate 1917 ⓘ
consecrationYear 1879 ⓘ
constructionMaterial sandstone ⓘ
coordinates 55.949°N 3.209°W ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Mary ⓘ
denomination Anglicanism ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Edinburgh ⓘ
function cathedral church ⓘ
governingBody Chapter of St Mary’s Cathedral ⓘ
groundbreakingDate 1874 ⓘ
hasChoir cathedral choir ⓘ
hasCloister yes ⓘ
hasOrgan pipe organ ⓘ
hasSchool St Mary’s Music School (on the cathedral precinct) ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1970 ⓘ
inception 1879 ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Anglican ⓘ
locatedIn Diocese of Edinburgh ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ
New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
motherChurchOf Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh ⓘ
musicTradition choral ⓘ
notableFeature three prominent spires ⓘ
numberOfSpires 3 ⓘ
primaryUse Christian worship ⓘ
province Scottish Episcopal Church ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Scottish Episcopal Church ⓘ
streetAddress Palmerston Place ⓘ
towerHeight about 90 metres ⓘ

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Robert Rowand Anderson → notableWork → St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
historic county of Midlothian → containsHistoricSite → St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to: St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh