The History of St Anne's Parish Church, Corstorphine
St Anne's Church of
Scotland is a daughter church of the Old Parish Church of
Corstorphine and
takes its name from a chapel in that ancient
building. It came into being as a congregation as a
result of the rapid growth of Corstorphine around 1890-1910,
following the installation of fast communication with the city. The Old
Parish Church could
not be extended without excessive cost and technical difficulty and it
was decided to establish a new church at the east end of Corstorphine.
The first church built in 1903 became known as 'The Tin Kirk' from its corrugated iron roof. It had wooden walls and had seating for 392. It was situated North of the present building, partly on
the site of the Hall and cost of £1500
takes its name from a chapel in that ancient
building. It came into being as a congregation as a
result of the rapid growth of Corstorphine around 1890-1910,
following the installation of fast communication with the city. The Old
Parish Church could
not be extended without excessive cost and technical difficulty and it
was decided to establish a new church at the east end of Corstorphine.The first church built in 1903 became known as 'The Tin Kirk' from its corrugated iron roof. It had wooden walls and had seating for 392. It was situated North of the present building, partly on
the site of the Hall and cost of £1500Within ten years, after magnificent fund-raising efforts by the four heritors, the Minister and the small congregation of little more than 100, the decision was taken to brief architect Peter MacGregor Chalmers of Glasgow to prepare plans for the present church, using only the highest quality materials and furnishings. Peter MacGregor Chalmers chose a design related to the Romanesque churches of Ravenna in north-east Italy. It was originally intended to have a campanile tower over the vestibule but this Italianate feature was never erected.
