The Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh is a

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building in

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, situated on Victoria Terrace in the city's

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. It is the central

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for members of the

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in Edinburgh. There is also another Quaker meeting held in the Open Door cafe in Morningside in the south of the city. The three-storey Italian Gothic church was built by architects Paterson and Shiells in 1865–66. It can be accessed from the

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or from

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, via a terrace that overlooks Victoria Street. As a religious building, it is managed by the South East Scotland Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is also used as a venue (Venue 40) at the

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every August. There are four event spaces in the building: * The Meeting Room (second floor, capacity: 60) * The Hall (first floor, capacity: 80) * The Library (first floor, capacity: 30) * The Bow Room (ground floor, capacity: 15)

References

External links

Edinburgh Quaker websiteQuaker Scotland website
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