A walled memorial garden opened there in december 2015. The mortonhall crematorium is a multidenominational crematorium in edinburgh, scotland. It is an example of basil spences postwar expressionist style. Opened in 1967, the crematorium building was designed by leading scottish architect sir basel spence and includes the crematorium chapel. The crematorium, created by the architect sir basil spence, was opened in february 1967. Mortonhall crematorium edinburgh edinburgh architecture. The crematorium design was published in the architects journal in may 1962.
Mortonhall crematorium latest news funeral service times. In march 1962, architect sir basil spence wrote a confidential letter born out of complete. Free, interactive tool to quickly narrow your choices and contact multiple vendors. The crematorium is an old farm and has been in chriss family. Prior to that cardross crematorium had a doubleended dowson and mason cremator with honeycomb hearths. Since the middle of the last century many of the estates properties have been bought by private and public owners most notably mortonhall house, mortonhall golf club, lothianburn golf club, swanston golf club, mortonhall crematorium. A new garden of remembrance free from religious symbols is to be created for the scattering of babies ashes at mortonhall crematorium. In march 1962, architect sir basil spence wrote a confidential letter born out of complete frustration to sir john greig dunbar, then lord provost of edinburgh, i am prevailing on our long friendship to open my heart to you.
Situated on the southern side of edinburgh, the crematorium is in a beautiful natural setting, surrounded by mature woodland. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. The crematorium has a modern design created by the architect. The complex comprises a main structure with two large chapels and. Hoping to demystify the process in a uk first edinburghs grade alisted mortonhall crematorium has opened up its doors to the world with a virtual tour of the facility, which was designed by renowned architect.
Howden hall road, liberton, edinburgh, scotland, eh16 6tx. The 10 best edinburgh architectural buildings with photos. Mortonhall crematorium metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Edinburgh city council launches 3d virtual tour of. Edinburgh, 30b howendhall road, mortonhall crematorium. The city of edinburgh also had architect alexander steele work on the project. Report of the national cremation investigation by dame. Goodbye architecture the architecture of crematoria in. If you are a fan of brutalist post war architecture then this is worth scouting out, albeit somewhat depressingly it is a working and busy crematorium. The focus is on theories explaining the structure of. Mortonhall crematorium at last, modern architecture that. Software architecture onderwijs informatica en informatiekunde. Each entry gives the architect and location, and the icons on the left show listing status.
You can look for churches using the search boxes or on the pins on the map. There is an awe inspiring war memorial, an ancient chapel, the old prison, war museum, great views it was well worth the price and to get the most out of your visit i would recommend an audio tour, a. Grainger, hilary j 2016 more trouble than coventry cathedral. Scope and content small chapel, main chapel and garden of remembrance from northwest, mortonhall crematorium, no 30b howdenhall road, edinburgh mortonhall crematorium was designed in 1962 by architects sir basil spence. The complex comprises a main structure with two large chapels and the cremation and services block, a separate private chapel, a garden of remembrance and staff residences. Architecture, answering the question what is software architecture.
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Goodbye architecture portrays the architecture of europes crematoria and describes the ways in which architecture can facilitate farewell and commemoration rituals. We would like to reassure our customers that we are observing government advice on covid19 and adhering to all guidance and best practice. Edinburgh city council has launched a virtual 3d tour of a crematorium to demystify the cremation process. Mortonhall crematorium virtual tour aims to demystify.
Sixties architecture scotland design by architect basil spence. Professional home design software for residential home design, interior design, and remodeling. Opened in 1967, the crematorium is set in mature woodland and is a category a listed building. Edinburghs grade alisted mortonhall crematorium has opened up its doors to the world with a virtual tour of the facility. Goodbye architecture the architecture of crematoria in europe by. A woodland cluster of crystalline shapes, discreetly alluding to the north european expressionistic tradition of church architecture. Mortonhall crematorium mortonhall crematorium the city. The crematorium was designed by renowned architect sir basil spence. Staff not friendly stay away from this terrible place. It is one of edinburghs best examples of postwar architecture designed by the architectural practice of sir basil. Mortonhall crematorium is on the south side of edinburgh in an attractive mature woodland, with the stenhouse burn providing a peaceful backdrop. On 1 may 20 after the issues at mortonhall crematorium came to light, a briefing note was produced by liz murphy. Mortonhall crematorium, edinburgh crematoriums beyond. The group comprises two linked chapels and service block, with.
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