Tron Church, High Street, Edinburgh

John Mylne and John Scott, 1637-47 with later alterations by John Baxter, 1785; R and R Dickson, 1828; Robert Rowand Anderson, 1888-9 (see Notes). Highly distinctive Dutch-influenced Classical-Gothic survival style square-plan church with octagonal steeple surmounting landmark clock tower. Pale ashlar with ornate moulded dressings and obelisk finials.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: Entrance (N) Elevation: 3-bay with pedimented and traceried round-arched windows. Fluted Ionic pilasters, panelled to lower part with obelisk pinnacles. Round-arched timber door to advanced central section with cartouche and key-stoned circular window above; open pediment containing Town Arms. Large, timber double-leaf doors flanking. Tall, 3-stage clock-tower and steeple: lower stage squared with channelled pilasters and traceried window at each face. Above parapet; scrolled clock-faces with octagonal corner piers linked by round-arhed flying buttresses to tall octagonal stage; smaller octagon with round openings above rising to stone spire. E and W elevations: Gabled with 'naïve-and-aisles' treatment. Moulded string course; large round-arched windows flanked by smaller examples; shallow pediments to centre with obelisk finials.

INTERIOR: Fine hammerbeam type roof using sexfoil pattern. Otherwise interior stripped out with foundations of 16th century Marlins Wynd exposed beneath ground level with timber viewing platform and walk-way surrounding.

Leaded stained-glass windows. Grey Scottish slate. Cast-iron rainwater goods with ornamental rainheads.