Morningside

Morningside is a district and former village in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies alongside the main arterial Morningside Road, part of an ancient route from Edinburgh to the south west of Scotland.

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Type: Suburb with 31,400 residents
Description: area in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Morningside, Edinburgh”

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dominion Cinema and Church Hill Theatre.

Dominion Cinema

Movie theater

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The Dominion Cinema is an independent cinema located in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Designed in the Art Deco style by the architect Thomas Bowhill Gibson, it was opened in 1938. The Dominion is now a Category B listed building.

Church Hill Theatre

Theater building

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Church Hill Theatre is a Category B listed pink sandstone former church and current theatre venue owned by the Edinburgh City Council. Built originally as Morningside Free Church, the council purchased it in 1960.

St Peter’s Church

Church

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St Peter's Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Morningside district of Edinburgh, Scotland, within the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church Hill and Greenhill.

Church Hill

Neighborhood

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Church Hill is a street and small surrounding area in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Greenhill

Neighborhood

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Greenhill is a small area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Situated south of the city centre, Greenhill is normally taken to be part of Bruntsfield, which skirts it to the north.