St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh

Original church John Baxter junior, 1772-4, with later additions, James Graham Fairley (1898), and Reginald Fairlie (1929). Two-storey rectangular-plan pedimented church with central steeple, polygonal apse to east and 1929 Fairlie triumphal-arch entrance elevation to south. Cream sandstone polished ashlar to south (principal elevation), dressed ashlar to rear with ashlar margins. Low base course, dentilled cornice. Round and segmental-arched window openings to east and west elevations with raised, key-stoned architraves. Internal link at north to later presbytery.

South (entrance) elevation: steps lead to central double-height round-arched entrance arch leading to lower recessed two-leaf timber entrance doors with decorative carved panels and with raised, key-stoned architrave. Flanking niches with Saint Patrick and Saint Bridget. Slightly advanced outer bays with consoled pedimented architraves to upper windows. Panels with carved swags below. Parapet, balustraded at centre. Recessed pediment. Central recessed 1772-4 square-plan tiered steeple with octagonal top stage with round-arched louvred openings and surmounted by ogee cap.

Interior: (seen 2007). White painted interior with marble panelled sanctuary and flanking chapels, timber gallery to S and wall paintings by Alexander Runciman to polygonal east apse. Entrance lobby with Doric-columned glass and timber screen leading to nave. Timber pews. Decorative plaster cornice. Segmental-arch with fluted clasping pilasters leads to flat-roofed sanctuary. Flanking round-arched barrel-vaulted chapels.