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Basic Site Details
Name
Morningside Free Church
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Edinburgh
Status
B Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
War memorial currently located in Morningside Parish Church.
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
Alt classic
Name
Current Name
Notes
Churchhill Theatre
No
Morningside UF Church
No
Church Hill Theatre
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Church
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
33/1 Morningside Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1892
Designed and built
Design exhibited
1893
1898
Palladian campanile illustrated
1921
1922
War memorial
Proposed
1964/10/30
Work to begin on 400-seat theatre conversion in Jan 1965, costing £67,500 (hoped to be ready for Edinburgh Festival)
Alteration/conversion
1965
Conversion to theatre
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People
Design and Construction
The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Hippolyte Jean Blanc
1893
Design exhibited. Built 1892
Henry Snell Gamley
A
1921
1922
War memorial - with John Kinross
John Kinross
A
1921
1922
War memorial - with H S Gamley
George L Walls & Partners
C
Architectural practice
1964
1965
Conversion to theatre
Andrew Landles
C
Architect
1965
Conversion to theatre
George Learmonth Harkess Walls
C
Architect
1965
Conversion to theatre
Ronald James Davidson
C
Architect
1965
Conversion to theatre
William Cruickshank Ritchie
C
Architect
1965
Conversion to theatre
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Academy Architecture
1893
p74
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M
1984
Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd
p619
RIBA
1970
RIBA Directory 1970
RSA
1893
502 - Blanc design
RSA
1923
549 (Kinross war memorial)
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1964/10/30
p950
Builder
1898/01/01
LXXIV
Builder
1894/12/01
LXVII
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Library of Scotland
John Kinross Notebooks and MSS
Income tax declaration 1921-22
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
27546
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