Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
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 travel photograph of The Law Monument in the Cathedral on ancestry, genealogy family history visit to Glasgow. 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 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 travel photograph of a pulpit in the Quire of the Cathedral on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Glasgow. 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 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.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
