St James the Less, Aberdeen
St James the Less, Aberdeen
St James the Less on Holburn Street, Aberdeen, is an unlisted Scottish Episcopal church of 1887 by Arthur Clyne, in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney.
- Location
- Aberdeen, Grampian
- Country
- Scotland
- County
- Grampian
- City / town
- Aberdeen
- Address
- Holburn Street, Aberdeen, Grampian, AB10 6BS
- Postcode
- AB10 6BS
- Built
- Foundation stone 22 July 1887; congregation founded 1854
- Consecrated
- 1925
- Architect
- Arthur Clyne
- Denomination
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- Dedication
- James the Less
- Diocese
- Aberdeen and Orkney
- Parish
- St James the Less, Aberdeen
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Pink granite
- Opening hours
- Regularly open 12noon to 2pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Open by arrangement at other times. Please contact me for further information.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Non-accessible toilets in church
Overview
The congregation was founded in 1854 from St Paul’s, Gallowgate, and met in Union Street and then Crown Street before building on Holburn Street. The foundation stone was laid on 22 July 1887. Known as the English Church, it belonged to the Church of England until it joined the Scottish Episcopal Church in 1897, forfeiting a legacy that left a heavy debt; the planned spire was never built. Consecration followed in 1925 when the debt was cleared. The exterior is pink granite. The west rose window (1904) is by John M. Aitken; the east window (1901) is by Douglas Strachan. The building does not appear on Historic Environment Scotland’s listed-building designations (a different St James the Less in Edinburgh is listed). HES URLs are not used in the Gazette list-entry field.