Gardens · Central Scotland
55 Abbeyhill
In or near Edinburgh.
55 Abbeyhill — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 1.1 km
- Dog-friendly
About
55 Abbeyhill is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
55 Abbeyhill is a former police station, religious hall, and restaurant in the Abbeyhill neighbourhood of Edinburgh in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Designed by Robert Morham for the Edinburgh Corporation, the building opened in 1896. It is a single storey red sandstone building designed in an "unusual castellated Romanesque style" with "distinctive advanced finialled, conical-roofed fishscale slated corner turrets and deep corbelled and battlemented parapet" and "animal figure gargoyles". The building was utilised as a police station until at least 1932 (when police boxes were rolled out across the city, reducing the requirement for stations). After ceasing to operate as a police station, the building was used for a period by the Edinburgh City Mission and by the United Pentecostal Church. In 1979, the building became the "Armenian…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.9544, -3.1737
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH8 8EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Established
- 1896
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.dynamicearth.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17806326 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 55 Abbeyhill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 55 Abbeyhill?
- 55 Abbeyhill is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH8 8EA).
- What is 55 Abbeyhill?
- 55 Abbeyhill — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to 55 Abbeyhill?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH8 8EA.
- When was 55 Abbeyhill built?
- Built or established in 1896. Designed by Robert Morham.
- Who owns 55 Abbeyhill?
- 55 Abbeyhill is owned by | client = Edinburgh Corporation.
- How do I get to 55 Abbeyhill?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH8 8EA.