In pictures: St John's Church in Oxgangs is demolished
Work has began to demolish St John's Church in Oxgangs with a new supermarket to be built on the site.
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Falling congregation numbers and rising costs meant that St John’s Church would join with Colinton Mains Parish.
The church opened in 1956 and has been a community hub for numerous groups and organisations as well as the church congregation have met for more than half a century.