Church Hill Theatre
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: former church and current theater in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Churchhill Theatre”
- Address: 33 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4DR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dominion Cinema and Edinburgh Castle.
Dominion Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Dominion Cinema is situated 730 feet south of Church Hill Theatre.
Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Church Hill Theatre.
Merchiston Tower
Castle
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Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier. Merchiston Tower is situated 960 feet west of Church Hill Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Hill and Greenhill.
Church Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Hill is a street and small surrounding area in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Greenhill
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Morningside
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Church Hill Theatre
- Categories: venue, church, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93263° or 55° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.20936° or 3° 12′ 34″ westInception
1892Operator
City of Edinburgh CouncilOpen location code
9C7RWQMR+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 130755064OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q5116619
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In Other Languages
“Church Hill Theatre” goes by many names.
- French: “Church Hill Theatre”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church Hill Theatre”. Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.