St Leonard's-in-the-Fields Church (formerly St Leonard's-in-the-Fields and Trinity Church) is located in Perth, Scotland. The church stands on Marshall Place at its junction with Scott Street, overlooking the northern end of the South Inch. Built between 1882 and 1885 to a design by J. J. Stevenson, it is now a Category A listed building. A Church of Scotland place of worship, the building is designed in the Gothic Revival style."Marshall Place, St Leonard's-in-the-fields Church and Halls (Church of Scotland), Including Boundary Wall and Gatepiers" – Historic Environment Scotland
Inside, the semi-octagonal apse was inspired by the 15th-century apse of the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling.Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
Perth photographer Magnus Jackson had a wooden studio on the site between the 1850s and 1884."Magnus Jackson and the Black Art" – Perth and Kinross Council
The organ, built in 1881 by the London-based company of Perth native Henry Bryceson, was originally installed in the former Morningside United Presbyterian Church. It was moved to St Leonard's-in-the-Fields in 1985 and installed in a modern ash case.
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See also List of Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland
References
External links
St Leonard's-in-the-Fields – Scotland's Churches Trust