Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s? i^jt^TEDmi^w^ :siiawmsiai I)nr,m:Ev!cFui^!yJiV.^-^^-^^^ •^^ ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. St. Andrews Church stands on the north side of GeorgesStreet, to which^ notwithstanding its unfortunate projectionbeyond the regular line of buildings, it is a considerableornament. The body of the church is more remarkable for simplicitythan elegance; and, indeed, but for the beauty of the spire,which tapers to a majestical height above it, would bereckoned an indifferent object. It is of an oval form, mea-suring 87 feet by 64 in the interior j the height of the spirebeing
Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s? i^jt^TEDmi^w^ :siiawmsiai I)nr,m:Ev!cFui^!yJiV.^-^^-^^^ •^^ ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. St. Andrews Church stands on the north side of GeorgesStreet, to which^ notwithstanding its unfortunate projectionbeyond the regular line of buildings, it is a considerableornament. The body of the church is more remarkable for simplicitythan elegance; and, indeed, but for the beauty of the spire,which tapers to a majestical height above it, would bereckoned an indifferent object. It is of an oval form, mea-suring 87 feet by 64 in the interior j the height of the spirebeing 186 feet. Fronting the street is a portico, supported byfour pillars of the Corinthian order, which are well executed;and, in some degree, give the body of the church a picturesqueeffect. St. Andrews possesses a chime of bells, eight innumber, a peculiarity which distinguishes it from any otherchurch in North Britain. No good reason can be assignedfor the exclusion of bells from Scottish churches; but as themelody produced by them
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