Brighton Park & St John's Roman Catholic [R.C.] Church

Category

Library Item

Item no

28510

Title

Brighton Park & St John's Roman Catholic [R.C.] Church, Portobello

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1914

Size

20.4 x 25.2 cm

Type

Photograph; Postcard

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

An Episcopalian chapel (also St. John's) was built on the site of the present church in 1825. This was demolished in 1904 and the new building completed in 1906.

Portobello is a beach resort located three miles to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth.

The Brighton development dates from 1823 and the park, though small and essentially a sitting-out area, still reflects some of the elegance of the buildings around it. The 18th century stone sundial, which sits in a corner beside Brighton Place, adds to the impression of past age.

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