See Introduction and Legend for intro and key to abbreviations. D.V., this list will eventually contain Exclusive assemblies as well, and is sorted geographically by present council area. Return to Index?

Edinburgh

1. Darbyite assy: f. 1838; ?1848 seceded with Exclusive Brethren.
2. Bowesite assy: f. c.1851; disc. early 1850s.
- Adam’s Sq.
3. Bowesite assy: 1851; disc. c.1858.
- 1851, Hall of the Stranger's Friend, 84 High St.
4. Phoenix Hall: f. c.1866; disc. after 1872.
- c.1866, Phoenix Hall.
5. F. 1872 fr. Phoenix Hall.
- 1872, Good Templar Hall, 429 High St.
6. Nicolson Square: f. 1874, fr. Good Templar Hall.
- 1874, Guthrie St. Gospel Hall; 1876, Gospel Hall, 29 Blackfriars St; 1878, Gospel Hall, 5 Nicolson Sq; by 1888, Gospel Hall, 8 Nicolson Sq.
7. Bruntsfield E.C.: f. by 1892.
- - By 1892, Marshall St; 1893, Chambers St.; by 1897 Masonic Hall, 11 Melbourne Pl. (now George IV Bridge); mid-1890s, Gospel Hall, 13 Lochrin Pl; 1906, Tollcross Hall, 138 Laurieston Pl., Tollcross; 1967, Bruntsfield Evangelical Church, Leamington Terr.
8. Bellevue Chapel: f. 1891.
- 1891, Gospel Hall, Greenside Pl., Leith Walk; 1913, Free Gardeners’ Institute, 16 Picardy Place; 1919, Bellevue Chapel, Rodney St.
9. Gospel Hall: f. 1891; united in Greenside Pl. mid-1890s.
- 1891, Gospel Hall, Jamaica St.
10. Gospel Hall: fl. 1905 (f.).
- Gospel Hall, 8 Nicolson Square.
11. Fl. 1909 (f.).
- 1 Pentland Terr., Juniper Green.

Edinburgh Neighborhoods

Gorgie

1. Gospel Hall: f. 1908 fr. Laurieston Pl.
- 1908 Gorgie Hall, 6 Wheatfield St.; 1911, Gospel Hall, 77 Angle Park Terr.; 1913, Gospel Hall, 59 Gorgie Rd.; 1915, Gorgie Gospel Hall, 4 Smithfield St.
2. Ardmillan Hall: fl. 1912 (f.).
- Ardmillan Hall, 6 Murieston Rd.

Leith

f. c.1900, fr. Picardy Pl; 1994 disc.
- c.1900, Hall, Sheriff Brae, Leith; 1903, Blackburn Hall, 23 Tolbooth Wynd, Leith; 1955, Bethany Hall, 18 Jane St., Leith.

Newhaven

fl. 1887; f. 1887.
- In 1887, Fisherman’s Hut, 7 Maitland St.

Edinburgh Suburbs

East

Portobello

1. Working Men’s Institute: f. 1905; 1908, trans Musselburgh; disc. after 1909.
- 1905, Working Men’s Institute, 24 Bath St., Portobello; 1908, Baxter’s Hall, Musselburgh; 1909, Millholm Hall, High St., Mussleburgh.
2. Gospel Hall: f. 1910.
- 1910, Liberal Club Hall; Ebenezer Hall, 40 Bath St; 1911, Liberal Club Rooms, Tower St.; 1911, Town Hall; 1912, Working Men’s Institute, Bath St.; 1917, Believers’ Meeting Hall, Brighton Pl.; 1919, Ebenezer Hall, 40 Bath St.; 1923, Ebenezer Hall, 20 Bath St; 1933, Working Men’s Institute, 24 Bath St; 1947, Hebron Hall, Bedford Terr., Joppa; 1954, Working Men’s Institute, 24 Bath St; 1955, Southfield Gospel Hall, Mount Castle Drive South.

North

Granton

f. 1920s, after evangelism fr. Bellevue Chapel; disc. 1980s.
- 1920s, Trafalgar Lane, Granton; by 1951, Gospel Hall, West Granton Rd., Granton.

Northwest

Davidson's Mains

f. 1911; disc. 1951.
- By 1922, Gospel Hall, Davidson's Mains; Hermon Hall, Davidson's Mains; 1949, Guide Hut, Quality St. Lane, Davidson's Mains.

Southeast

Gilmerton

f. 1966, after evangelism.
- 1966, Society Hall, Gilmerton; 1971, Moredun Community Hall, Moredun Park View, Gilmerton; 1972, Ferniehill E.C.

Southwest

Oxgangs

f. 1964, after evangelism; disc. 1992.
- 1964, St Cuthbert’s School Annexe, Oxgangs; 1969, Oxgangs E.C.

West

Corstorphine

f. 1935, fr. Gorgie G.H.; disc. c.1958.
- 1935, Masonic Hall, 5 Roseburn Gdns; by 1950s Glebe Rd.

Ratho

f. 1911, fr. Ratho Baptist Church; disc. after 1963.
- 1911, Masonic Hall; 1915, West hall; by 1922, W Binnie, 4 Viewvale Cottages; 1940, Assembly Hall, Main St; 1957, Infant School; 1963, Assembly Hall.

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Sources

Scottish Open Brethren Assemblies 1838-2000 by Neil Dickson
- As of May 5, 2020, Neil Dickson has given written permission for this history of Open Brethren assemblies to be shared online at discretion. There is every intent to rework this geographically in different formats with expansion as time and resources permit.

Edinburgh, Scotland

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