The Church was the first to be built in Scotland in 1844 by the Oxford Movement (High Church) and is a Grade A architectural jewel. The architect John Hayward was a colleague of William Butterfield, the chief exponent of the principles of the Oxford Movement in church design.

The interior is richly furnished, with the altar, Sedilia, pulpit and font being sculpted from Caen stone. The latter two being a gift from Queen Adelaide. The tiles on the nave floor and the blue and gold tiles on the chancel ceiling were designed and presented by Herbert Minton of Stoke-on-Trent. Butterfield designed the communion vessels and the lychgate at the entrance to the church.

The modern stations of the cross are well worth a visit on their own.

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