2017
NT2971 : The Robin Chapel and Thistle Foundation
taken 7 years ago, near to Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotland
This is 1 of 6 images, with title starting with The Robin Chapel in this square
The Robin Chapel and Thistle Foundation
A view from the east, with the bowling green in front, and the new Tudsbery Centre behind to the left.
The Robin Chapel and Thistle Foundation
The Thistle Foundation is a charity founded by Sir Francis and Lady Isabella Tudsbery in 1944 to provide housing and support for disabled servicemen from WWI. It provides a community supported by professional staff to create as normal an environment as possible for families to live together Link
. While the housing complex was being planned the Tudsbery’s son, Lt Robin Tudsbery [Royal Horse Guards] was killed in action in the last days of WWII, aged 25, and the memorial chapel dedicated to him was incorporated into the scheme. It is Category A-listed, completed in 1953, and designed in the Scottish Arts & Crafts style by John F Matthew, of the architectural firm Lorimer & Matthew.
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- Grid Square
- NT2971, 222 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- M J Richardson (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 11 February, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 11 February, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 2947 7149 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.8768N 3:7.8263W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NT 2952 7149
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
