Portobello Baptist Church

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Title

Portobello Baptist Church

Description

Portobello Baptist Church is celebrating its centenary of using the building which was the first Portobello Town Hall (opened 1868) and was built on the site of Puerto Bello House which was the first dwelling in the area. The building was designed by David Bryce (who also designed Fettes College and the original Edinburgh Infirmary). The building was also used as a dance hall, a cinema and hosted soirees before becoming a church. The church hall was originally from the Devil’s Porridge site in Gretna where munitions were assembled during WW1. After the war, the huts were disassembled and sold.

Source

edinburgh

Date

1863

Type

Museum

Identifier

1766

Spatial Coverage

current,55.95248,-3.11366;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

189-193 Portobello High Street

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

David Bryce

AddressLine2

Portobello

OpeningDate1

28/9/2019

OpeningTime1

10:00 - 16:00

Activities

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

12512

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

EH15 1EU

Citation

“Portobello Baptist Church,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1764.

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