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Assembly Hall, Edinburgh from the Greyfriars Churchyard
Hulme, Robert C., 1867, Lithograph
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Assembly Hall, Edinburgh from the Greyfriars Churchyard
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Assembly Hall, Edinburgh from the Greyfriars Churchyard
Artist / maker
Hulme, Robert C.
Date
1867
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35.7 x 24.8 cm
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This historic, category A listed building forms an integral part of the architectural fabric of Edinburgh. The spire is the highest point in central Edinburgh.
It was constructed between 1842 and 1845, as the Victoria Hall, to house the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The architects were James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin. Curiously the building was never consecrated as a Church. In 1929 the Church of Scotland ceased to use the building and it became a temporary home for a variety of congregations. It was named the Highland Tolbooth St John's Church in 1956, before falling into disuse in the 1980s.
In 1999, the building was transformed into The Hub, the offices and a performance space for the Edinburgh International Festival.
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