Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the exterior and interior of the Greyfriars Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries, South West Scotland, Britain, United Kingdom. The current Greyfriars Church building was built from 1866 to 1868 in the Victorian Gothic style, designed by architect John Starforth who was born in the town of Aukland near Durham in northern England, in July 1822 the son of John Henry Starforth or Starford, and his wife Elizabeth Moor. He was apprenticed as an architect under Thomas Hamilton in the 1830s, based in Edinburgh, probably aged 14. Around 1840 he moved to the firm of Burn & Bryce, staying with David Bryce when William Burn left to set up in London in 1844. He set up an independent practice around 1850, specialising in churches and country villas and farmsteads. In 1864 he entered the competition for the Scottish National Albert Memorial, now in Charlotte Square. Although unsuccessful his drawings were displayed in the 1886 Edinburgh Exhibition on The Meadows. He was married to Helen Henderson who died in 1916. They had two daughters and three sons, including Robert H. Starforth, who continued his father's architectural practice but was of lesser note. John died of a heart attack whilst walking on Princes Street, to his home at 37 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town, on 18 May 1898. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome @tourscotland #music #shorts #scotland
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