Kilmarnock: Old High Kirk (HLF)

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Title

Kilmarnock: Old High Kirk (HLF)

Description

Kilmarnock's oldest church building, built 1732 of local stone by the Hunter Brothers to a design adapted from St Martin in the Fields, London.

Austere exterior contrasts with pleasing interior enhanced by unique set of 23 stained glass windows by W & J J Kier., 1860s. Kirkyard with tombs including John Wilson, publisher of Robert Burns' first book of poems and Thomas Morton, telescope maker and inventor.

Source

ayrshire

Date

1732

Type

Museum

Identifier

656

Spatial Coverage

current,55.61225,-4.494046;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Church Street

Place

Kilmarnock

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

Hunter Brothers

AddressLine2

At Soulis Cross

OpeningDate1

2/9/2012

OpeningTime1

13.00-16.00

Activities

Exhibition, guided tour.

Service 11.00.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9116

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KA1

Citation

“Kilmarnock: Old High Kirk (HLF),” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/654.

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