| Warriston Crematorium Warriston Road Edinburgh EH7 4HW Telephone: 0131 552 3020 |
| Edinburgh Crematorium Ltd purchased Easter Warriston House and grounds which it converted into Warriston Crematorium. Easter Warriston House, a two-storey villa, was built in 1808 by Andrew Bonar of Ramsay, Bonar & Co, one of the banks responsible for the financing of the construction of Edinburgh's New Town. Easter Warriston House was converted into a crematorium in 1929 by Sir Robert Lorimer's architectural practice, Lorimer & Matthew. The Crematorium was officially opened on Thursday 3rd October 1929. Sir Robert himself died shortly before the completion of the Crematorium. The floor separating the main and upper levels was removed to create a high-roofed chapel. The stained-glass window in the apse at the eastern end was designed and created by Miss Margaret Chilton and Miss Marjorie Kemp. The window is divided into three sections: the lower section represents 'Labour', the middle section 'Sleep', and the top section represents the renewed life of the soul after death. The catafalque and the platform on which the catafalque stands are made from Napoleon marble from the north of France. A waiting-room and covered walkway were added on the north-west corner of the building, possibly in 1938. A second chapel, the Cloister Chapel, an addition to the east of the original building, was officially opened on Friday 17th January 1958. In 1967, a new front was added to the Main Chapel (now known as the Lorimer Chapel) on the west side of the original building. |
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