May photograph of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland is the original home of the Stone of Destiny and the site of the coronations of the Kings of Scots.
May Photograph Scone Palace Scotland
May photograph of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland is the original home of the Stone of Destiny and the site of the coronations of the Kings of Scots.
Tour Scotland Photograph Highland Cow Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Highland Cow on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph of Lunchtime Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Highland cow calf at lunchtime on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Tree Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a tree on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph West Wing Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the West Wing of Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Neo-gothic in style, the Palace that can be visited today was finished in 1808. Presently on view in the State Rooms of Scone Palace are fine collections of furniture, ceramics, ivories, and clocks. Some of the prized contents of Scone Palace are Rococo chairs by Pierre Bara, further items by Robert Adam and Chippendale, Dresden and Sèvres porcelains, as well as the truly unique collection of Vernee Martin vases and a Reisener writing desk given to David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield by Marie-Antoinette.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Royal Scotsman Coach
Tour Scotland photograph of the Royal Scotsman Coach at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Bagpiper Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Bagpiper at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Moot Hill and Stormont Mausoleum Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of Moot Hill and Stormont Mausoleum, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Standing on Moot Hill is Stormont Mausoleum which is said to be the aisle of the old parish church, believed to have been built about 1624, and was remodelled in 1807. Within the Mausoleum, there is a fine baroque memorial to David, 1st Viscount Scone who died in 1631.
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Stone of Destiny Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the Stone of Destiny by Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. The actual Stone of Scone, also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone is an oblong block of red sandstone. The top bears chisel-marks. At each end of the stone is an iron ring, apparently intended to make transport easier. Historically, the artifact was kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland. It was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, the monarchs of England, and, more recently, British monarchs. Other names by which it has sometimes been known include Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Border Collie Dog Fingask Castle Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph an old Scottish Border Collie sheepdog outside Fingask Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Topiary Fingask Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of Topiary at Fingask Castle, Braes of the Carse, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1642, during the Civil War, the castle was ransacked; in 1672 it was bought by Patrick Threipland in a dilapidated state. Patrick became Provost of Perth and was created a Nova Scotia baronet in Canada in 1678. In about 1674, he renovated the Castle, added a wing, laid out the terraces and planted the woodland. The family followed the Jacobite Cause and the estate was forfeited in 1717. The wife of Sir David Threipland, 2nd Baronet, born 1666, died 1746, leased the estates from the York Building Company in England and looked after them for her family. In 1745, the Castle was partially destroyed by Government troops as a penalty for supporting the Jacobite Uprising. Following Sir David's death in 1746, his daughter managed the estate until her brother Stuart eventually bought it back in 1783. Stuart was an eminent physician, who looked after Prince Charles Edward and subsequently practiced in Edinburgh. Improvements to the estate began under his factor, James Stobie. They were continued by Stuart's son Sir Patrick, born 1762, died 1837, a noted scholar who had been educated in France. Patrick was recognised as a significant improver; he laid out the park. His son, Patrick, 5th Baronet, created the topiary gardens. The estate was sold in 1917 to the Gilroys and in 1925 Mills & Shepherd modernised the Castle. The Murray Threiplands bought back the Castle and part of the policies in 1967.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is a Church of Scotland place of worship decorating the midpoint of the Royal Mile. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. Today it is sometimes regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism. St. Giles was only a cathedral in its formal sense, ie. the seat of a bishop, for two periods during the 17th century (1635-38 and 1661-1689), when episcopalianism, backed by the Crown, briefly gained ascendancy within the Kirk. In the mediaeval period, prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh had no cathedral as the royal burgh was part of the Diocese of St Andrews, under the Bishop of St Andrews whose episcopal seat was St Andrew's Cathedral. For most of its post-Reformation history the Church of Scotland has not had bishops, diocese, or cathedrals. As such, the use of the term Cathedral today carries no practical meaning. The " high kirk " title is older, being attested well before the building's brief stint as a cathedral. It is the Church of Scotland parish church for part of Edinburgh's Old Town. As the name implies, it is dedicated to St. Giles, who was the patron saint of cripples and lepers and a very popular saint in the Middle Ages.
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Tour Scotland Photograph 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Memorial
Tour Scotland photograph of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. This monument is for the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders killed in the Indian Mutiny between 1857 and 1858. The regiment lost, between the 1st of September 1844 and 30 April 1845, 3 officers, 532 men, 68 women, 134 children. In 1844, cholera wiped out 535 officers and more than 200 members of their families. The memorial was sculpted by William Brodie, born January 22, 1815, died October 30, 1881, who was a Scottish sculptor. William was the son of John Brodie, a Banff shipmaster, and elder brother of Alexander Brodie, another sculptor.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Reverend James Cameron Lees Memorial
Tour Scotland photograph of the James Cameron Lees Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal, 1886 to 1913. Reverend James Cameron Lees, born 1835, died 1913, was a Church of Scotland minister and author at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. James was born in London, England, and educated at London University. He was the incumbent at Carnach, Abbey of Paisley and St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh. He was Dean of the Thistle and Dean of the Chapel Royal from 1887 to 1910. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1881 to 1901, and was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland to King Edward VII in October 1901. He died in Kingussie on 26 June 1913, and is buried in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh on the northern side of the original cemetery. He was married to Rhoda Rainsford Hannay, born 1843, died 1887. His children included Mabel, and John Cameron.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Entrance St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of the main entrance to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is located about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century.
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Tour Scotland Photograph 16th Royal Scots Memorial St Giles' Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph of the 16th Battalion Royal Scots Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. The memorial to the 16th Battalion Royal Scots, also known as McCrae's Battalion. The 16th Royal Scots volunteer battalion formed by Sir George McCrae, were also known as The Sporting Battalion, who participated in the First Battle of the Somme, July 1916. The battalion was notable for its high number of professional sportsmen and fans drawn from the football clubs Heart of Midlothian FC, Hibernian FC, Raith Rovers FC, Falkirk FC and Dunfermline FC and a variety of other sporting clubs.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass St Gile's
Tour Scotland photograph of Stained Glass inside St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. St Giles has a notable collection of stained glass windows. They date from the 1870s onwards and show a broad range of traditional and contemporary styles.
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Tour Scotland Photograph James Graham Memorial
Tour Scotland photograph of the James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, Memorial in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Montrose was executed outside St Giles' at the Mercat Cross in 1650, and his head placed on a spike outside the church. After the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, Montrose's head and body were exhumed and reinterred in St Giles' with full honours.
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Tour Photograph John Knox Statue Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of the John Knox Statue in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. John Knox, born circa 1510, died 24 November 1572, was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination. He was educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland, Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549.
While in exile, Knox was licensed to work in the Church of England, where he quickly rose in the ranks to serve King Edward VI of England as a royal chaplain. In this position, he exerted a reforming influence on the text of the Book of Common Prayer. In England he met and married his first wife, Marjorie. When Mary Tudor ascended the throne and re-established Roman Catholicism, Knox was forced to resign his position and leave the country.
Knox first moved to Geneva and then to Frankfurt. In Geneva, he met John Calvin, from whom he gained experience and knowledge of Reformed theology and Presbyterian polity. He created a new order of service, which was eventually adopted by the reformed church in Scotland. He left Geneva to head the English refugee church in Frankfurt but he was forced to leave over differences concerning the liturgy, thus ending his association with the Church of England.
On his return to Scotland, he led the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Protestant nobility. The movement may be seen as a revolution, since it led to the ousting of Mary of Guise, who governed the country in the name of her young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. Knox helped write the new confession of faith and the ecclesiastical order for the newly created reformed church, the Kirk. He continued to serve as the religious leader of the Protestants throughout Mary's reign. In several interviews with the queen, Knox admonished her for supporting Catholic practices. Eventually, when she was imprisoned and James VI enthroned in her stead, he openly ridiculed her in sermons. He continued to preach until his final days.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Chambers Stained Glass Window St Giles Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in memory of William and Robert Chambers in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Fleshmarket Close Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of Fleshmarket Close in Edinburgh, Scotland. An actual Scottish close, or alley, off The Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Fleshmarket Close is also the title of a novel by Scottish Writer, Ian Rankin. Ian was born in Cardenden, Fife, Ian Rankin's father James owned a grocery shop and his mother Isobel worked in a school canteen. He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath and his parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, expecting him to study for a trade. However, encouraged by his English teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Paisley Close Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of Paisley Close in Edinburgh, Scotland. A close is the name for an alley in Scotland. Originally owned by George Henderson of Fordell, who sold the land to Henry Paisley in 1711. On the Sunday morning of November 24th, 1861, the adjacent 250-year-old tenement in Bailie Fyfe's Close collapsed, killing thirty five people. The image sculpted at the entrance to the close is that of Joseph McIver, a young survivor of the tradgedy, who was pulled to safety after rescuers heard his call of " Heave awa‚ chaps, ah'm no‚ deid yet ".
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Tour Scotland Panorama Photograph Edinburgh
Tour Scotland panorama photograph of Edinburgh, Scotland. The term panorama was originally coined by the Irish painter Robert Barker to describe his panoramic paintings of Edinburgh.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of Edinburgh, Scotland. This is the capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow. Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Parliament. The city was one of the major centres of the Enlightenment, led by the University of Edinburgh, earning it the nickname Athens of the North.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Scottish Broom Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Broom on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name of the House of Plantagenet, rulers of England in the Middle Ages, was derived from common broom, which was then known as " planta genista " in Latin. The plant was used as a heraldic badge by Geoffrey V of Anjou and five other Plantagenet kings of England as a royal emblem. The " broomscod ", or seed pod, was the personal emblem of King Charles VI of France.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Dugald Stewart Monument
Tour Scotland photograph of the Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Dugald Stewart Monument is a memorial to the Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, overlooking Edinburgh city centre. The monument was built in 1831 to the design of architect William Henry Playfair, and modelled on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Artist Calton Hill
Tour Scotland photograph of Artist Peter Brown on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph of Rain Clouds St Andrews
Tour Scotland photograph of rain clouds over the castle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph St Fillan's Cave
Tour Scotland photograph of St Fillan's Cave, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. A small and secluded fishing village tucked in the corner of Fife on the east coast of Scotland. The name derives from Pictish and Scottish Gaelic. "Pit-" represents Pictish pett 'place, portion of land', and "-enweem" is Gaelic na h-Uaimh, 'of the Caves' in Gaelic, so " The Place of the Caves ". The name is rendered Baile na h-Uaimh in modern Gaelic, with baile, 'town, settlement', substituted for the Pictish prefix. The cave in question is almost certainly St Fillan's cave, although there are many indentations along the rocky shores that could have influenced the name.
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Tour Scotland Photograph of Sedilia St Monans Church
Tour Scotland photograph of the Sedilia in the old church in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The sedilia, the plural of Latin, sedile, seat, in ecclesiastical architecture, the term given to the seats (often) on the south side of the chancel near the altar for the use of the officiating priests. These rebated seats are found in the chancel of churches and monasteries and were for the use of the celebrant and their assistants. The seat is often set back into the main wall of the church itself.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Pulpit St Monans Church
Tour Scotland photograph of the Pulpit in the old church in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This church which is one of the finest remaining from the Middle Ages in Scotland, was built by King David II Bruce, born 1329, died 1371, initially for a small house of Dominican friars. It later became the Church of Scotland parish church. Though the church may never have been finished, it has a choir and transepts, with a short spire over the crossing, but lacks a nave, it has many features of architectural interest, notably the fine stone vaulting in the choir and the plain but handsome sedilia. White-washed throughout internally, the church is particularly light and attractive among ancient Scottish churches.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Fishwives Clothing St Monans
Tour Scotland photograph of fishwives clothing on display the Heritage Centre in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Model Steam Drifter St Monans East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a model steam drifter fishing boat on display in the Heritage Centre in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Model Fishing Boat St Monans East Neuk of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a model Fyvie fishing boat on display in the Heritage Centre in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph of Rain Clouds St Monans
Tour Scotland photograph of rain clouds over the harbour in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Cat at Crail Pottery East Neuk Of Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of a Cat at Crail Pottery, Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Crail Pottery is a family run business which was established in 1965 and produces a diverse range of handthrown and decorated items.
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Tour Scotland Photograph 74th Highlanders Memorial Glasgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the 74th Highlanders Memorial, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The monument in Glasgow Cathedral is on the south wall of the nave. It is Egyptian in design, and is constructed of very hard and clear Sicilian marble, with a centre panel of statuary marble, surrounded by appropriate emblems. The names of those it commemorates are engraved on the sides, while the centre shows, in good relief and with spirit, a representation of the regiment attacking the rampart at Tel-el-Kebir. The whole is surmounted by the Sphinx, with banners, a soldier’s helmet, and claymores. The public ceremony of unveiling it and placing the old colours above was performed by General Bruce, who was long connected with the regiment, and who, in handing over the colours to the care and safe-keeping of the Cathedral authorities, stated that he was probably the only person there who had also been at the presentation ceremony in India in 1855. The battle-stained relics were brought from Hamilton by an escort under the command of Major Wallace, and consisting of two officers, six non-commissioned officers, and fifty men, all of whom had been present at Tel-el-Kebir.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Sutherland Highlanders Memorial Glasgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the Sutherland Highlanders Memorial, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The 93rd Highlanders, Crimean War Memorial. Erected to the memory of
Banner, Robert Murray , Major, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Ball, Robert Abercromby Edward Alfred , Lieutenant, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Kirby, Franklin Knight , Lieutenant, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
McCowan, John Anstruther , Breveret Major, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
McCuish, William Lear , Lieutenant, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Wemyss, William Turner James , Lieutenant, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
13 Non-Commissioned Officers, 4 Drummers, 238 Privates of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. Who fell in action, or died during the Crimean Campaign of 1854 to 1856.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Major William Middleton Memorial Cathedral Glasgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the Major William Middleton Memorial in the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. Major William Middleton married Janet Hamilton Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 1st of Colgrain and Janet Miller Hamilton, on 10 June 1857. He died on 18 April 1859. Major William Middleton gained the rank of Major in the service of the 7th Dragoon Guards.
Early examples of the Middleton surname include: Umfridus de Midilton in Arbroath, Scotland in 1221, and Gilbert de Middelton in (Yorkshire, England in 1273. One of the earliest of the name to settle in America was John Middleton who embarked from London on the ship " Assurance " bound for Virginia in July 1635. Charles Middleton, second Earl of Middleton and titular Earl of Monmouth born 1640, died 1719, was secretary of state to King James II and secretary of state for England in 1684. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Mideltone, which was dated 1166, in the " Eynsham Chartulary "in Oxfordshire.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video 71st Highland Light Infantry Memorial Cathedral Glasgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the Highland Light Infantry Memorial in the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. A memorial in the nave erected by the 71st Highland Light Infantry in memory of those who fell in action or died of wounds in the campaign in Eusofzai, North West Frontier of India, in 1863.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Nave Glasgow Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph taken in the Nave of the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. St. Ninian came from Whithorn in Galloway in the 5th century and dedicated a Christian burial ground at Cathures, later Glasgow, in the Kingdom of Strathclyde. To this spot in the following century came Kentigern, popularly called Mungo. He was born tradition says on the shore in Fife near Culross where the ruins of St. Mungo's chapel are supposed to mark the spot. At Culross he was brought up by St. Serf and trained for the priesthood.
Mungo left St. Serf and came to Carnock in Stirlingshire from where he accompanied the corpse of a holy man, Fergus, which was carried on a cart by two untamed oxen. They stopped at St. Ninian's burial ground in Cathures where Fergus was buried. The Blacader Aisle may mark the site.
Kentigern was chosen by the King, clergy and people to be their bishop, and he founded a monastic community and built a church where, reputedly, St. Columba came to visit him. From here Kentigern travelled to Cumbria, to the Lake District, and as far as St. Asaph in North Wales. The date of his death is given as 13th January, 603. His tomb is in the Lower Church of the Cathedral where there is a service held every year to commemorate his life.
There is little known about the church buildings which stood on the site of the present Cathedral until the early part of the 12th century. The first stone building was consecrated in about 1136 in the presence of King David I and his Court when John (1117-1147) was Bishop. Destroyed or severely damaged by fire, this cathedral was succeeded by a larger one consecrated in 1197, during the time of Bishop Jocelyn (1177-1199) to whom we owe the institution of the Glasgow Fair in July, which is still observed as an annual holiday.
In the early 14th century, probably under Bishop Walter (1207-1232), the Nave was extended and completed. The south-west door and the entrance to the Blacader Aisle and the walls of the nave up to the level of the sills of the windows belong to this period. The next major rebuilding came later in the 13th century with William de Bondinton (1233-1258) who was responsible for adding the Quire and the Lower Church. The doorways of the sacristy (Upper Chapter House) and of the Lower Chapter House date from the mid-13th century, and the whole church may have been completed before the end of the 13th century. Most of the Nave above sill level probably dates from after 1330, and the West Window from the later 14th century.
After the Reformation a wall was put across the nave to allow the western portion of the nave to be used for worship by a congregation which became know as the Outer High. This congregation worshiped in the nave from 1647 until 1835. The Lower Church was used by another congregation, the Barony, from 1596-1801, until a new church was built just across from the Cathedral. When the Lower Church was no longer used for worship, soil was brought in to a depth of about five feet and it became the burial place for members of the Barony Congregation. The visible parts of the pillars were coloured black with white "tears", the graves were enclosed by railings four feet high, with two narrow passages for access. The Lower Church was cleared before the middle of the 19th century.
The congregation which used the Quire was for a time called the Inner High. The pulpit was placed between pillars of the south aisle and the King's Seat was on the north aisle. In 1805 a major reconstruction saw the pulpit removed to the east end. Galleries were inserted between the pillars on three sides, and the King's Seat was removed to the western gallery in front of the Pulpitum or Choir Screen. This brief history has been taken from "A Walk through Glasgow Cathedral" written by the previous Minister of the Cathedral, The Very Reverend. Dr. W. J. Morris.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass Windows Glasgow Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph of stained glass windows in Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The Cathedral has one of the finest collections of modern stained glass windows and nearly all have been installed since 1947.
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Tour Scotland Photograph The Law Monument Glasgow Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph of The Law Monument in the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. The 17th century monument of Archbishop James Law almost completely conceals the windows in the Chapel of Saint Stephen and Saint Lawrence. Archbishop Law was a former Minister of Kirkliston and Bishop of Orkney before becoming Archbishop of Glasgow. He completed the renewal of the lead roof of the Cathedral, which had been started by Archbishop John Spottiswood, following the depredations in the time of the Reformation. He also made generous benefactions to schools and hospitals in Glasgow. The monument was given by his wife, Marion Boyle, daughter of John Boyle of Kelburn.
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Tour Scotland Photograph East Window Glasgow Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph the East Window of the Quire in the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. The great East Window was installed in 1951 and shows the four Evangelists, St. Matthew, St. mark, St. Luke and St. John each with his traditional emblem. It is by Francis Spear.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Quire Pulpit Glasgow Cathedral Scotland
Tour Scotland photograph of a pulpit in the Quire of the Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland. A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary which houses the altar and Church tabernacle. In larger medieval churches it contained choir stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so at right angles to the seating for the congregation in the nave, of which there would have been little if any in the Middle Ages. Smaller medieval churches may not have a choir in the architectural sense at all, and they are often lacking in churches built by all denominations after the Protestant Reformation, though the Gothic Revival revived them as a distinct feature.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Quire Glasgow Cathedral
Tour Scotland photograph of the Quire, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The Quire dates from the middle of the 13th century. The seating is arranged with the pews facing east in manner of Reformed worship. These pews, together with the carved stalls in the in the north and south aisles were originally installed between 1851 and 1856. A quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary which houses the altar and Church tabernacle. In larger medieval churches it contained choir stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so at right angles to the seating for the congregation in the nave.
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