▁G illes pie ▁Graham ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁Anti - B urg her ▁meeting ▁house , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁Fire ▁destroyed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁demol ished . ▁G illes pie ▁Graham ' s ▁Per pend icular ▁Goth ic ▁elev ation ▁remains , ▁while ▁the ▁rear ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁J . R . ▁Mac K ay . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁needed ▁as ▁a ▁church . ▁A ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁a ▁community ▁group , ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁Association , ▁to ▁convert ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁community ▁centre . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁this ▁purpose ▁by ▁George ▁F oul kes ▁MP . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁each ▁year , ▁the ▁building ▁becomes ▁ven ue ▁ 8 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge , ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁Z O O ▁Ven ues . ▁As ▁a ▁ven ue ▁it ▁offers ▁a ▁c afé , ▁two ▁multi - pur pose ▁function ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁hall . ▁Z oo ▁divide ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁three ▁performance ▁spaces ▁- ▁the ▁Main ▁House ▁( 2 0 0 ▁seats , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁stages ▁at ▁the ▁Fr inge ), ▁the ▁Studio ▁( 6 5 ▁seats ) ▁and ▁the ▁Cab aret ▁Bar ▁( 6 0 ▁seats