Old Photograph Church of the Holy Rood Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of the Church of the Holy Rood in Carnoustie, Scotland. The town is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast in Angus. This Episcopalian church lies east to west in a busy residential area near Carnoustie town centre. It stands within well maintained grounds with a small graveyard. The church consists of a nave, chancel, entrance porch and round tower. It was built with coursed sandstone blocks of different sizes and has fine ashlar surrounds and corner stones. The roof and spire are slated, with large slates used on the nave and chancel roofs. Alexander Smith was born in Carnoustie, Scotland, on 28 January 1874, the son of John D. Smith and Joann Smith née Robinson. He was a Scottish American professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. His brother Willie won the U.S. Open in 1899, and Alex won it in both 1906 and 1910. Like many British professionals of his era he spent much of his adult life working as a club professional in the United States.Smith died on 21 April 1930 at a sanatorium in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.


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