Lady Glenorchy's Chapel

Category

Library Item

Item no

4066

Title

Lady Glenorchy's Chapel

Description

The shell of Lady Glenorchy's Chapel, Edinburgh prior to demolition. The building has had its roof and windows removed and only the rough stone walls remain. It has a portico to the front and a chimney on the top. A man in a stove pipe hat is sitting on the ground in front of the building.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

13.2 x 18.8 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Lady Glenorchy's Chapel was built in 1772 and demolished in 1845. It was replaced with a church in Roxburgh Place. It stood on the present day Glenorchy Place, behind Edinburgh's Omni Centre, Greenside Place.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

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