View from Greyfriars Towards Assembly Hall

Category

Library Item

Item no

3549

Title

View from Greyfriars towards Assembly Hall

Description

Over the tops of gravestones in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh houses and the Tolbooth St John Kirk with its spire can be seen. Some of the gravestones are overgrown with ivy.

Artist / maker

Keith, Thomas

Date

1856

Size

24.4 x 28 cm

Type

Paper negative

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Greyfriars Kirkyard, or Graveyard, is the burial ground of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. It houses the graves of many notable historical figures including the poet Allan Ramsay, the geologist James Hutton and the architect William Adam. In 1679 several hundred Covenanters were imprisoned in the Kirkyard awaiting trial.

The Tolbooth Church, otherwise known as Victoria Hall or St John's Highland Tolbooth Kirk, was built in 1842-44 as both a parish church and a meeting place for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The General Assembly ceased to use the building when they relocated to 'Assembly Hall' on the Mound in 1929. The Church's congregation left the building in 1979, amalgamating with the congregation of Greyfriars Kirk. The Church fell into disuse but was revived in 1999 as 'The Hub', an information centre, ticket office, and venue for the Edinburgh International Festival.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Spires

Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches

(55°56′47″N, 3°11′32″W)

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