Tolbooth Kirk (The Hub) Castlehill

Category

Library Item

Item no

51811

Title

Tolbooth Kirk (The Hub) Castlehill

Artist / maker

Magee, Gregg

Date

2021

Type

Digital image

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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