Free Church Assembly Hall, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

7806

Title

Free Church Assembly Hall, Edinburgh

Description

The interior of the Free Church Assembly Hall in Edinburgh's Old Town. The sun shines in through the leaded tracery windows. Wooden benches, tables and chairs fill the room. There are large wooden beams and ornate wooden roof supports..

Artist / maker

Wilson, George Washington

Date

1880

Size

10.9 x 16.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Ceilings

Furnishings > Furniture > Benches

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Culture > Assembly rooms

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