St Andrew’s Scots Kirk

Kingston


This octagonal Georgian brick structure (entrance on Mark Lane) was built from 1813 to 1819 by Scottish merchants and is surrounded by a gallery supported by Corinthian pillars. Note the white-on-blue St Andrew’s cross in the stained-glass window.


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