Maroon Mile St Martin of Tours

St Martin's of Tours

Stop four of the Maroon Mile

The fourth stop on the Heritage Trail is St Martin’s Church, a gothic building which includes a gabled porch and a three-stage tower with a spire. The building was originally built for the Baptist Church in 1883-84 and is now a Scottish Episcopal Church, serving the community of Gorgie-Dalry. The original St Martin’s Church was located further along the Maroon Mile, on the junction of Murieston Cresent and Gorgie Road and the congregation moved into this building in 1982. The interior was completely redesigned in 2014 to create an accessible and eco-friendly space, and the building is managed by volunteers who work together to support the many social, cultural, and recreational groups who meet here.

Opposite the church is Dalry Cemetery, designed by David Cousin in 1846. The cemetery has more than 26,000 burials and is home to several war graves. Among those buried here are Jessie Smith Jamieson, a nurse who served in France during the First World War; sculptor George MacCallum; the populariser of science, Anne Jane Cupples; and Hearts trainer Alex Lyon.

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Stop 4 - St Martin’s of Tours

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This Gothic building was completed in 1894 for the Dalry Evangelical Union at a cost of just less than £6,000. In 1915, the Gorgie Baptist Church bought the building and remained there until 1982, when it was sold to St Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, the current custodians.