St John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Perth

St John the Baptist Church is located in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Of Scottish Episcopalian denomination, it is located on Princes Street, at its junction with Canal Street, in the southeastern corner of the city centre. It adjoins the Greyfriars Burial Ground on its western side. Completed in 1851, it is now a Category B listed building.^[1] The church's architects were John Hay, William Hardie Hay and James Murdoch Hay, three brothers from Liverpool.^[1]

St John the Baptist Church
The building in 2024
56°23′38″N 3°25′41″W
Location	Princes Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Scottish Episcopalian
Website	Official website
History
Status	open
Dedication	John the Baptist
Consecrated	22 October 1851
Architecture
Functional status	used
Heritage designation	Category B listed building
Designated	26 August 1977
Architect(s)	John Hay William Hardie Hay James Murdoch Hay
Groundbreaking	September 1850
Completed	June 1851 (174 years ago) (1851)

Andrew Granger Heiton, nephew of Andrew Heiton, made additions in 1914.^[1]

The site on which the church stands was purchased in 1795, on the condition that a place of worship for Church of England services be its only use. The chapel constructed that year was demolished in 1850 to make way for today's structure.

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  A 2013 view of the church's eastern elevation from the adjacent Greyfriars Burial Ground

See also

• Scotland portal

• List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland