General Assembly Hall on Castlehill

Category

Library Item

Item no

2248

Title

General Assembly Hall on Castlehill

Description

The General Assembly and the Ensign Ewart pub are among the buildings on Castlehill, Edinburgh. A car makes its way along the cobblestone road.

Artist / maker

Jackman, S. G.

Date

1987

Size

16.3 x 21.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.

Assembly Hall is situated on Mound Place, just off the Mound in Edinburgh. It is part of a group of buildings constructed for the Free Church of Scotland during the mid-nineteenth century. The building has been used to house the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland since 1929, and also played temporary host to the revived Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2004. Its rear entrance is on Castlehill.

The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Eating and drinking facilities > Public houses

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