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Basic Site Details

Morningside Free Church
Edinburgh
B Listed
Scotland
War memorial currently located in Morningside Parish Church.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Churchhill TheatreNo
Morningside UF ChurchNo
Church Hill TheatreYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
ChurchNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
33/1 Morningside RoadYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1892Designed and built
Design exhibited1893
1898Palladian campanile illustrated
19211922War memorial
Proposed1964/10/30Work to begin on 400-seat theatre conversion in Jan 1965, costing £67,500 (hoped to be ready for Edinburgh Festival)
Alteration/conversion1965Conversion to theatre

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Hippolyte Jean Blanc1893Design exhibited. Built 1892
Henry Snell GamleyA19211922War memorial - with John Kinross
John KinrossA19211922War memorial - with H S Gamley
George L Walls & PartnersCArchitectural practice19641965Conversion to theatre
Andrew LandlesCArchitect1965Conversion to theatre
George Learmonth Harkess WallsCArchitect1965Conversion to theatre
Ronald James DavidsonCArchitect1965Conversion to theatre
William Cruickshank RitchieCArchitect1965Conversion to theatre

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Academy Architecture1893p74
Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland)Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp619
RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970
RSA1893502 - Blanc design
RSA1923549 (Kinross war memorial)

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1964/10/30p950
Builder1898/01/01LXXIV
Builder1894/12/01LXVII

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
National Library of ScotlandJohn Kinross Notebooks and MSSIncome tax declaration 1921-22
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register27546