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and sold to the Arab Social League for use as a cultural centre, but has remained derelict until the late 2010s when it was converted to a Mosque. Barclay united with Viewforth Church in 2009. Other churches which have been subsumed into the parish of Barclay Viewforth through earlier unions include
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Internally, the church has seating on the ground floor with two tiers of galleries in the heart shaped auditorium, which originally had seating for 1,200. The organ was installed in 1896 by R. Hope-Jones and has been twice rebuilt. The marble pulpit (also by Pilkington) holds a prominent location
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Barclay Church united with Bruntsfield Church (Leamington Terrace) in 1965. The Bruntsfield Church building is now used by an independent church and is known as Bruntsfield Evangelical Church. The church was renamed as "Barclay-Bruntsfield Church" until 1980 when it reverted to its original name
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after united with Chalmers-Lauriston Church (59-61 Lauriston Place). Chalmers-Lauriston Church was purchased by the
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The church remained part of the Free Church of Scotland until 1900 when the majority of the Free Church and the
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of the Free Church of Scotland in 1895. Wilson was replaced by Rev Dr William Macallum Clow in 1897.
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areas of the city at the junction of Barclay Place and Wright's Houses, it was designed by
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Church. It is currently in a Parish Grouping with St Catherine's-Argyle Parish Church in
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The Church, along with the Halls and Church Officer's House at the rear, are category A
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The church halls to the east were skillfully added in 1891. They are designed by
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in a complementary style to Pilkington's original and built in matching stone.
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under the organ pipes with a central view over the nave.
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
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55°56′26″N 3°12′12″W / 55.94056°N 3.20333°W / 55.94056; -3.20333
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Church of Scotland
Presbytery of Edinburgh
Bruntsfield
Tollcross
Frederick Thomas Pilkington
Free Church of Scotland
James Hood Wilson
Moderator of the General Assembly

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