Old photograph of the interior of the Church of St John The Evangelist in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Scottish Episcopal church in the centre of Edinburgh, sited at the west end of Princes Street at its junction with Lothian Road. It was dedicated as St John's Chapel on Maundy Thursday 1818 with construction having begun in 1816. It was designed by the architect William Burn the previous year, at the remarkable age of only 25. The congregation had begun in 1792 when Daniel Sandford came to Edinburgh to minister on Church of England lines. In 1797 the Qualified congregation moved to Charlotte Chapel which was re-built on larger lines in 1811. They sold shares to fund a new church, the banker Sir William Forbes being the main figure, while Charlotte Chapel was sold to Baptists. Edward Bannerman Ramsay went to St John's as curate in 1827. He succeeded Bishop Sandford as minister in 1830, and stayed till his death in 1872, being dean from 1846.
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