The ruined Roman Catholic cathedral was built 1158 and was the main seat of the Catholic Church in Scotland in the Middle Ages. The cathedral fell into disuse after the Scottish Reformation in the sixteenth century, which outlawed Catholic mass. The building was stormed by Protestants, destroying the interior, and the ruins were used for building material for the town. The ruins of the cathedral suggest that the building was once 119 metres tall, making it the largest church to have been built in Scotland. The tour consists of ten 360º views of the cathedral which can be clicked between in thumbnails on the bottom of the page or in icons spread around the images. Accessibility note: All areas of the cathedral, visitor centre, shop, and museum are accessed over grass or gravel paths. A ramp is available for entry to the museum.
This is our virtual reconstruction of how we believe the Cathedral may have looked around 1318, the year of its consecration. Bringing the former grandeur of the building back to life, creating a better understanding of the layout, scale, appearance and importance of this historic monument. openvirtualworlds.org smarthistory.co.uk
St. Andrews is part of Church of Scotland,?built 1899 in red sandstone to replace the?original building which was built in 1844. The?inside of the building consists of a vestibule?and sanctuary with an upper balcony and?beautiful stained glass windows. There is also?a vestry and hall which is attached to the?church. St Andrews Church was originally the?Free Church but you can find out more on?our website www.standrewsturriff.co.uk.
A fine Episcopal (Anglican) Church by Rowand Anderson replacing an earlier church of 1769. The church plan is a typical Anglican plan with aisles on either side of the nave and a chancel with stencil work decoration. The pencil-like spire makes a modest skyline contribution to Kelso. Current plans include modest internal rearrangement and a small extension to the liturgical west to accommodate service accommodation.
Welcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St Andrews and relax in its gardens!
St Andrews University - School of Classics
St Andrews University was founded between 1410 and 1413, and is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. The university consists of a main campus and owns modern and historic buildings throughout the town. The university has over 10,000 students admitted. The tour consists of two 360º images of the front of the building. Accessibility note: Accessibility levels vary across campus.
Dowally Kirk was erected in 1818 on the site of an earlier 16th-century church. The bell and birdcage belfry came from the earlier building. The simple, beautiful interior is augmented with carved screens removed from Dunkeld Cathedral and installed in 1908. An oak communion table is also to be seen, along with traditional rectangular wooden box collection ladles, iron jugs and stained glass windows, one of which depicts St Anne and St Columba with musical instruments.
This beautiful Church was designed by Peter McGregor Chalmers, a leading Scottish ecclesiastical architect.˜ The aim of the Church?s design was ?to make the stones speak?, accomplished by engraving texts of Scripture on the walls, and carving the capitals of pillars and doorways with meaningful symbols.˜ Take a few moments in the center aisle to view the building: Regard the apse, the organ, the pulpit and the youth chapel, around the stained-glass windows, thirteen of which were designed by notable Scottish craftsman Gordon Webster. ˜ Year Of Young People:˜Active youth community and association with several youth groups.˜ St Anne?s is also twinned with St Andrew?s Church in Lusaka, Zambia which has a very large active youth community.˜ The World Issues Team are actively seeking the involvement of young people in the work of the Team.˜
This beautiful Church was designed by Peter McGregor Chalmers, a leading Scottish ecclesiastical architect. The aim of the Church's design was to make the stones speak, accomplished by engraving texts of Scripture on the walls, and carving the capitals of pillars and doorways with meaningful symbols. Take a few moments in the centre aisle to view the building: Regard the apse, the organ, the pulpit and the youth chapel, around the stained-glass windows, thirteen of which were designed by notable Scottish craftsman Gordon Webster.
Ecclesiastical sixties architecture at its best, dignified and modern.
St. Anne’s boasts a fine organ built by Harrison & Harrison of Durham, beautiful stained glass windows and an oak reredos depicting the Last Supper. Our Mini Arts Festival features an arts & crafts display, quilting demonstration and drop-in workshop with local artist Roz Arno-Button. Sunday’s highlight is a music recital by Walter Blair (organ & keyboard) and Geoffrey Bridge (oboe)!
Two storey rectangular box constructed in rough granite ashlar with polished dressings. Symmetrical gable facing the High Street with tripartite window below two single openings, masonic plaque and cast iron filial. Interior recently refurbished by the Lodge. Early Christian cross high on the north face, top right corner.
Dumbarton. How to get there : High Street, corner Church Street. Dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo. 1871-73. Architect : Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. A beautiful interior with some great stained glass. Built in 1873 to the designs of architect Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in the Gothic Revival Style. The interior is said to be among Anderson's finest. Stained glass at baptismal font is by Stephen Adam with others to designs by Carl Alnquist. The organ was designed and built for the church by Smith and Brock. Some woodcarvings such as the angels on the pews are worth a look. Total restoration of building in 2003. A parsonage and hall by A. C. Denny are now demolished, but a modern timber clad building was added. Scotland's great Art Nouveau architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh married Margaret Macdonald here in 1900. Main public parking off Risk Street behind (you can walk through from there), or off Riverside Lane adjacent the River Leven.
St Augustine’s RC Church was designed by British Architects, Pugin and Pugin in 1896. The B listed gothic church demonstrates the use of high quality materials, fine decorative finishes and great attention to detail. It is a formidable red sandstone ensemble with an impressive triple doorway. Find out more about the history of St Augustine's with tours of the church building.
St Bernard's Well was designed by Alexander Nasmyth in 1789 on the site of an earlier mineral water well, believed to have medicinal properties. This little gem was restored in 2013, as the last in the City?s ?Twelve Monuments? programme. Some features have been restored, such as the pineapple finial being re-gilded and roof timbers replaced.
St Blane’s located close to the heart of Dunblane and is a Category B Listed Gothic Revival design church of cruciform plan dating from 1853-54. This is your opportunity to get inside this newly refurbished church and see its particularly impressive arch-braced roof with tie beam and diagonally boarded sarking and roof timbers, decorated with geometric stenciling. It was built as a Free Church and is unusually traditional and decorative in appearance for a church of that denomination. Disabled access.
St Bride's has been present in Hyndland for just over 100 years. View an exhibition of designs and photos from its early days and throughout its history. In 1891 the Diocese determined to provide a church to serve the affluent Kelvinside area; and a small wooden chapel which had been in the grounds of Douglas Castle in Lanarkshire was brought in. This church, sited in Beaconsfield Road, was dedicated to St Bride of Kildare, patron saint of the Douglas family. In 1899 the old church was moved to the present site. GF Bodley, the leading architect of English Gothic Revivalism and designer of the Washington National Cathedral, USA, was commissioned to design the new church. Work began on the chancel in 1903 and the nave in 1906. The church was dedicated in 1907 but completion of the work took nearly another decade. The church was finally consecrated in 1915. (The proposed south aisle was never built.) We have original plans, drawings and photos which are being digitally reproduced�and enhanced to go on display. � � � �
Designed by architects Gillespie, Kid and Coia and built in 1963, St Brides is one of the UK's finest and most significant post-war ecclesiastical buildings. An award-winning and 'A-Listed' church, it is visited by admirers from across the world but is still at its heart a place of worship and a focal point for the parish community. Created between 1957-63, St Brides was seen as a statement of confidence.
This small homely building is in the Romanesque or Norman style and its most prominent feature is the use of slate in the arched windows and door heads. It was built in 1921, as testified by the foundation stone in the north wall of the angular chancel apse. The architects were Dick Peddie and Walker Todd. The church was built in such a way that it could easily be extended to the west, which now gives it a strange unfinished appearance. To the south the wooden hall and connecting passage prove a sharp contrast to the stone main building. The church is entered through a beautifully detailed and heavily buttressed porch, under an arched doorway. Small stained glass windows in the apse provide colour and light. One was donated by Mr G Gould, art master at the Bo’ness Academy, and was made by his students. The glass in the west gable depicts the town’s main industries – coal mining, whaling and maritime trade. The stone of the chancel arch is left bare to contrast with the groin-plastered vaulted ceiling of the nave and chancel.
St Cecilia?s Hall is Scotland?s oldest concert hall and home to the University of Edinburgh?s collection of musical instruments. Built by the Edinburgh Musical Society and designed by Robert Mylne, this Georgian jewel held its first concert in 1763. Surrounding the Concert Room are 4 galleries that display over 500 musical instruments spanning five centuries of musical heritage and history.
St Charles RC is a Modernist building by architects Gillesipie, Kidd & Coia with outstanding Stations of the Cross by Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz. Silver dove sculpture by Walter Pritchard and etching on the glass doors by Avril Gibb. �
Designed in 1966 by Patrick Huggins, a former student, after a competition amongst three architectural practices. Built in the jagged profile, ribbed concrete, convex walled style fashionable in the 1960’s. Very calm, soothing interior. The design and layout reflect the School’s brief; to gather the congregation closely around the speaker, to give equal emphasis to the lectern and communion table, underlining the School’s multi-faith composition, to make use of light, simplicity in design and of traditional and modern materials.
A near contemporary with the North Anderson Drive Mormon Church, St Clement's with its synthetic granite is clearly more home-grown but is not without architectural interest; and it retains its copper roof! The present building replaces an earlier St Clement's, never completed, designed by William Kelly at Regent Quay.?
St Clement’s Parish Church of Dingwall was built in 1800-03 and is 'A-listed'. It is the only A listed building in Dingwall and is still used for weekly worship. The church is unique not only for it's rare architectural styles but that it's Front is at "The Back". Architect and contractor, George Burn of Haddington. Sits in historic kirkyard in which is ruinous St Clement's Aisle, built in 1529 on north wall of medieval kirk demolished in 1800. Interior re-modelled 1875 by W C Joass. Jacobean style pulpit with sounding board and interesting stained glass windows.
This Victorian Church, sitting just below the Castle, is a small gem. Visitors often remark upon the stained glass windows which, unusually, feature several female figures. There is a large mural of Christ in Glory painted by the renowned Wildlife artist John Busby and a tapestry by Millie Donaldson. This year, the interior has been refurbished including the fitting of underfloor heating, a new oak floor and improvements to the East end. The new lighting now illuminates more clearly the interior features. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS AND ACTIVITIES There will be an exhibition of "Our global connections" including an all-age activity. www.stcolumbasbythecastle.org.uk
Unusual Gothic Tower. Splendid Lewis organ.
St. Columba?s Hospice provides excellent palliative and end-of-life care to patients and their families, as well as specialist education to healthcare professionals. It opened in 1977, incorporating Challenger Lodge, a B-listed Greek revival villa built in 1825, and modern surrounding buildings. Please note: inpatient areas will not be open to visitors.
St Columba’s was opened in 1897 as an independent boarding and day school to 54 young ladies. Pioneering educators, such as Georgina Kinnear and her protégés, Miss Young and Miss Waugh, were pivotal in shaping the School ensuring that the girls not only received “an education not inferior to that of their brothers”, but one which allowed them to develop their individual talents and aspirations. Shalott, an impressive Victorian mansion on Knockbuckle Road, housed first the School’s boarders and when boarding ceased in 1970, it was developed as the home of Junior School. Come in and explore this historical building.
The oldest church still in use in Largs. Plaques to Baron Kelvin of Largs, scientist and Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, explorer, who gave his name to Brisbane, Australia. Marble reredos with symbols of the 4 Evangelists. Fine carving.
Built in 1905-06, the church, which is regularly used as a wedding venue, contains many attractive stained glass windows, including a World War I window and several memorial windows. The fine hexagonal pulpit dates from 1684 from the old St Giles Church in Elgin.
2 Park Terrace, Stirling FK8 2NA Not to be missed! St Columba’s is a prominent and building within King’s Park, dating from 1902 it is Category B Listed and surely one of the most utilised church buildings within the Stirling Council area. Disabled access but not to tower - due to steps and ladders
Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1934 and 1940. The brick façade masks a basilican church whose early Christian style is modified by the hipped roof over the projecting confessionals.
St Congan's is the fourth Episcopal Church but the first in its current location. Designed by Aberdeen architect William Ramage in 1862 (the same architect as the Kincardine O’Neil Episcopal Church), the church is built of the vibrant red sandstone for Turriff is renowned. The elegant church, with slender Gothic western tower, houses several interesting stained-glass windows. Refreshments will be on offer. Parking limited on street Normal Sunday service 10:00am - 2:00pm
Considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque churches in Scotland, St Cuthbert?s was built in the 12th century and has been in continuous use ever since. It contains three fine windows by Lalia Dickson depicting the Madonna and SS Margaret and Theresa. There are mason?s marks duplicating those in Dunfermline Abbey and Leuchars church. ˜
St Cuthbert's Church, Kirk of the Castle Rock and Princes Street Gardens
Kirk of the Castle Rock and Princes Street Gardens. Stands on the oldest Christian site in Edinburgh where Saint Cuthbert himself once built a wooden chapel back in 643. Known as the Mother Church of Edinburgh. This church consists of Burke and Hare Era body snatchers Watchtower and Tiffany of New York stain glass window.
Robert Rowand Anderson was a founder member of the Church.� He not only designed and personally supervised its building, but was responsible for the internal decoration and furniture much of which is unique. The spectacular painted ceilings, rood screen, font and stained glass have all been restored and extended to the original design.
Circular watchtower, built in 1827 to deter 'Resurrectionists' stealing bodies. Restored 1990 by Robert Hurd & Partners to provide a unique and charming studio, currrently occupied by the Touch Agency, graphic designers. Many interesting monuments in the graveyard. Small building, be prepared to queue.
Currently listed category B the church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built in 1858. It can be described as early decorated, chunky and self sufficient. It contains fine stained glass windows, the most notable of which is a memorial window (1889) to the Duke of Buccleuch.
St. Cyprian's Church was the first church opened in Lenzie in 1873 and is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The architect Alexander Ross built the church in the traditional Victorian style with fine stained glass, furnishings, fabrics and an unusual Scottish style turret tower. The church has interesting collection of traditional textiles - altar fronts, pulpit falls, vestments which will be on display as will the church records. There will also be a treasure hunt for children.
St David's Memorial Park is a Gothic Church dating from 1926. It was built to a design by the architect P McGregor Chalmers to replace the adjacent Free St David's.
Cruciform in plan with tower. Timber wagon roof inside. Modern gallery added to accommodate an expanding congregation. Good Wadsworth organ of 1910.
There are records of a church at Markinch dating from the time of MacBeth but the present church tower was built in the first half of the 12th century. Pieces of Norman decoration still survive. It is believed to be one of the oldest buildings in Scotland still in continuous use - but why such quality and why Markinch? The tour guide will try to provide answers. The interior now has a light, elegant Georgian character.
Laying on the mediaeval pilgrimage route from Culross to St Andrews Kinglassie has a little known spring called Finglassin's or St Glass’s well and it is highly likely that pilgrims would have stopped here to slake their thirst. With the official opening of the new “Fife Pilgrim Way" the well has been featured as part of Kinglassie’s rich heritage and access has been improved to allow a new generation of ‘pilgrims’ to visit the historic site. This year you will be able to see the new wellhead that has been constructed to a design based on early mediaeval bee-hive cell wellheads found in Britain and Ireland. Our thanks go to the owner of the site for his continued support in this project.
Built as a more convenient alternative to Nigg Church as Torry became the main centre of population south of the Dee. The building was never completed.
St Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a Catholic Church. It was lavishly decorated with statues and stained glass, and housed the altars of the local craft guilds. The feast day of St Giles (on 1st September) was marked by a religious procession along the Royal Mile. In 1558 Protestant Reformers disrupted the religious festivities, throwing a statue of St Giles to the ground, and smashing it upon the paving stones. Two years later Scotland officially rejected Catholicism, and St Giles’ became a Protestant place of worship.
The foundation stone was laid on Thursday 29 May 1788, by Letterfourie and his brother. The Chapel was opened for Holy Mass on Whit Sunday (Pentecost), 23 May 1790. Described as a wide rectangular Church with harled walls and freestone dressing, with flanking staircase pavilions, well-disposed headed openings, and a pedimented gable. The Church is adorned with urn finials; its west end is a charming product of eighteenth century taste, in which Italian baroque has been skilfully naturalised in a Banffshire setting. No chapel approaching its pretensions has been erected in Scotland since the Reformation. Even now, in the opinion of many appropriately qualified to decide, it is surpassed by no other Chapel in Scotland in spaciousness and in the elegance of its internal proportions. Listed Category B.
This notable Gothic A listed building was principally designed by George Goldie in 1865.
Tour of the church and grounds with a small handout describing the history of the building, and refreshments will be available. The church will remain available for prayer during the Doors Open period. Disabled access can be catered to on request
The remnants of St James' Chapel are the only surviving medieval remains in North Queensferry. Queen Margaret (c 1046 -93) encouraged pilgrims to visit the shrine of St Andrew in the settlement of the same name by giving free passage across the Forth. Their first port of call would have been this chapel for prayer along their route.
A gothic red sandstone Episcopal church designed by Robert Rowand Anderson in the 1880s. Although simple from the outside, the chancel designed by John Burnett is glorious, with stunning frescos and a triptych painted by William Hole. The theme is the Te Deum, with the words written around the chancel and continuing into the south aisle. Above this are thirty life size figures depicted in procession leading to the altar, higher still are archangels, evangelists and the company of heaven.
St James The Great Episcopal Church, Stonehaven
This Category A listed church is built in the Norman style, passing into early English of the 11th century. It contains several interesting features, including many stained-glass windows, a pulpit of Caen stone and a carved reredos in memory of Anne, the Honourable Mrs Alexander Baird of Urie House. Bishop Alexander Penrose Forbes laid the foundation stone in 1875 of what he termed "one of the most beautiful; one of the most appropriate; one of the most religious structures in Scotland. The nave's style is Norman, passing into early English with massive stone pillars supporting five arcading arches, each topped at clerestory level by a Norman window. The roof is open, and bound with transverse redwood spars and supports of the same wood. The chancel was designed by Arthur Clyne of Aberdeen, was opened in 1885. New this year are two permanent exhibitions detailing the fascinating history of the Episcopal Church in Stonehaven, as well as details of the historic Wadsworth organ, built by John Wardle in 1881. Also on display is the 1737 Bible owned at one point by the cousin of the bard, Robert Burns. On the day, delight in the churches beauty and take the opportunity to use a smart phone app to guide yourselves round the church. Members of the congregation will also be present to assist.
Externally the stump of a tower was the result of the loss of a legacy when the congregation chose to move from the Church of England to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Fine stained glass inside.
St James the Less is a good example of a modern church (opened in 1980). Interesting relics brought from earlier churches include stained glass panels by Edward Burne-Jones and Stephen Adam, part of the old high altar of Iona Abbey and two silver-tipped churchwarden wands of unusual design and description.
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perth
The church was built in 1832 with the presbytery added in 1834. The population grew enormously through the 1840s and the church was enlarged and remodelled under the direction of Perth architect Andrew Heiton Jr.
St John the Baptist's Scottish Episcopal Church
A small cruciform building in delicate Gothic with wood tracery in the windows, St John's feels high and light. There are a variety of plaques and a good late-Victorian stained glass window.
This Episcopal Church is in lovely decorative order and is an example of fine architecture of the Victorian period. Unusual features include fine stained glass windows, beautiful high alter and reredos. The unique Rood/Choir screen features numerous wooden carvings or animals including birds, lizards, monkeys, rabbits and dogs. The present building was designed by Paley and Austin of Lancaster and consecrated in 1878 replacing an earlier church dating from 1824. It was built in the early English style of freestone from Inverkip quarries. The font, which was gifted by Lady Emma Shaw Stewart in 1845 for the previous building, was copied from a 15th century original. Descriptive illustrated leaflets available and guided tours on request. Recorded organ music will also be played throughout the day.
St John's Church was consecrated in 1903. It is the third building of that name in Inverness - the previous two buildings were sited in different parts of Church Street. The congregation traces its origins to 1688, when the Episcopalians were expelled from the Parish Church.
Situated at St Johns Place (off Crown Terrace). The north aisle was added in 1898 with the tower being constructed in 1913.
The Church was the first to be built in Scotland in 1844 by the Oxford Movement (High Church) and is a Grade A architectural jewel. The architect John Hayward was a colleague of William Butterfield, the chief exponent of the principles of the Oxford Movement in church design. The interior is richly furnished, with the altar, Sedilia, pulpit and font being sculpted from Caen stone. The latter two being a gift from Queen Adelaide. The tiles on the nave floor and the blue and gold tiles on the chancel ceiling were designed and presented by Herbert Minton of Stoke-on-Trent. Butterfield designed the communion vessels and the lychgate at the entrance to the church. The modern stations of the cross are well worth a visit on their own.
St JOHN THE EVANGELIST, EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Enter this deceptively large interior and admire the wood carvings by Robert Lorimer, who lived at nearby Kellie Castle, as well as the splendid stained glass, both old and contemporary. Younger visitors may enjoy counting how many angels they can find inside the church. Don’t forget to visit the nearby Priory Gatehouse.
St Johns is the only church on Princes Street. It stands at the junction with Lothian Road. Designed by William Burn in the Perpendicular Gothic Style it was built in 1818. Since that time alterations and additions to the building have enhanced its character. In particular it now contains one of the finest collections of stained glass under one roof in Scotland, many of the windows coming from the studio of James Ballantine of Edinburgh. St Johns is also home to a large and vibrant congregation eager to welcome visitors.
Designed in 1841 by Patrick Wilson but soon afterwards remodelled by Thomas Mackenzie in Italianate style. One of the older Scottish Episcopal Church buildings in the country. There are three wall-sized murals in the church, two are by the artist Hole and dated 1906 and 1912 while the third is by Haswell Miller, created in 1936. The church will be holding a Flower Festival along with organ music and refreshments on the lawn outside the church.
A building in the English Decorated Style this delightful church with a scissor braced roof has internal furnishings by Sir Robert Lorimer and Stained Glass by Herbert Hendrie. �
St John's was completed in 1851 and over two phases between 2011 and 2014 was sensitively reordered internally. This work included paving the Sanctuary with slabs of stone from the Holy Land, all part of creating a light and welcoming building appropriate for worship in the 21st century.
The Masonic Lodge is home to a great many interesting artefacts, dating from the 1700s to the present day. Old minutes books and financial records mean that relatives who may have been involved in freemasonry can be traced and this is a regular feature of our work during open days. Old documents can be seen that have historical significance, as well as a chance to talk to freemasons about the craft, the building, Banff Bridge and the hospital all of which were built by masons from the two lodges who use the building.
Known as the town Kirk a church has been on this site since the 12th century and the oldest part of the existing building dates from the 15th century. The Kirk boasts a wealth of architectural craftsmanship including some magnificent stained glass windows. Climb the tower to see the largest collection of bells in the British Isles.
15th century (12th century predecessor); towers completed 1511; renovated 1926
Former Roman Catholic Chapel: very plain, low rectangle in rough granite; single round-headed window in gable (now blocked) and chamfered door jambs. Modern extension. Now used as a Masonic Lodge.
This idiosyncratic, classical building was originally a chapel of ease and built in 1835. The interior was renovated in 1973 and a major refurbishment was completed in 2013. The St John's centre was built in 1970 adding to the existing halls which incorporate the former St John's Grammar School of 1837 and the Centenary Hall of 1934. The halls were refurbished and extended in 2000 and further renovations were carried out in 2010 and 2013. Two works in stained glass by Susan Bradbury feature in the St John's Centre.
The St John's Primary School building was originally constructed in 1931 and comprises a two storey main building with a series of single story and two storey additions. The building has been the subject of a £2.9m comprehensive refurbishment, remodelling and extension which included the provision of a new dining area and nursery class.
Gifted by 3rd Marquess of Bute, a rare Scottish example of Burgess's work. Fine artwork and good stained glass windows. Altarpiece by J F Bentley and N J Westlake.
Gifted by 3rd Marquess of Bute. Artwork and good stained glass windows. In 1885 the church became the first in the country lit by electricity.
In its lofty setting, this light-filled sanctuary by James Taylor Thomson features stained glass by Douglas Strachan, Scotland's finest stained glass artist, and Gordon Webster, an elder of our church who make a major contribution to the decoration of Scotland's churches. �
Built of Penkill blue whin with Dalmellington freestone dressings by architect Alexander G Thomson who restored Penkill Castle. Tower added 1911 by James Chalmers. The odd exterior is compensated by a charming interior with fine 16C chancel screen of Italian origin, and a chair from Holyrood Palace.
Perth 1440. A short clip of St Johns Kirk during the rebuild of the Choir 1440-1448. Part of the Tay Landscape Partnership project.
Listed Category B. Plain Gothic style with single bay chancel. The church forms part of a group of buildings including the Presbytery (added 1899) and former school (now St Joseph�s Neighbourhood Centre).�The church serves the Catholic community in Peebles and district.
The building now occupied by the Catholic parishoners of St Joseph's was originally built as Milngavie and Baldernock United Free Church in 1896. Later it became St Luke's (Church of Scotland). In 1976 it became the third successive place of worship for the Roman Catholic community of St Joseph's, Milngavie. The first had been established in Woodlands street in 1872, moving to Ladywood in 1935. The church features two listed stained glass windows featuring Mary and Child, and St Joseph; they were designed by Sister Callista McGeehan.
B Listed. Sculpted reliefs and plaques by Frank Tritschier - "Pelican feeding its young from its own blood', inspired by St Thomas Aquinas.
Built in 1971 at a time when this part of town was being populated. It is a modern building differing in design from trditional churches. It has always had a strong connection with the local community.
St Kiaran?s Scottish Episcopal Church was built in 1891 and is a category C listed building. It replaced a previous building of the same name, but which had fallen into disrepair. The original plans for the new church were drawn up by the architect of the adjacent Rectory ? Henry Edward Clifford, but later modified to a less elaborate design by Mr Ronald Walker, an architect from Stirling.
Gothic chapel replacing earlier building of 1809. Street gable with 3 plain traceried windows divided by pinnacled buttresses. Ogee-hooded entrance arch. Interior remodelled by James Thomson in 1960. Stations of the Cross sculpted by local artist Ronald Togneri. Adjacent Chapel House, gabled front with stepped hood-moulded door, 1880. Behind altar, a wall hanging of St Columba by Pat Nugent.
Take a tour! Recreating the Village Bay of St Kilda as it would have looked, enables a better understanding of how the island was and the way of life, around 1890. before the island was evacuated on 29 August 1930.
Virtual reconstruction and video: Sarah Kennedy Music: Mairi Morrison and Alasdair Roberts Video text: Dr Bess Rhodes Landscape generator: Dr Iain Oliver Project coordinator: Dr Alan Miller A project in collaboration with the Open Virtual Worlds research team based within the School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews and the project CUPIDO. Cupido started 1st of September 2018. The project's overall objective is to develop new business opportunities in the cultural and cultural heritage sector around the North Sea, to reinforce the economic position, competitiveness and social cohesion of local rural communities in areas with a declining population. CUPIDO intends to strengthen a viable and sustainable future economy, based on the social historic role and core qualities and values of the involved regions, cities and local communities. CUPIDO is co-funded by the North Sea Region Programme 2014-2020. The partnership has 14 partners from 7 regions in 6 countries around the North Sea. All in regions with an ageing population, due to both urbanisation and changing demography, and with municipalities that struggle to maintain a basic level of services and common functions. The new approach is to lift forward culture as a driver in local & regional development policies and to explore its potential. Culture in the context of CUPIDO is cultural activities (art, dance, music) as well as cultural heritage. The project's overall objective is to develop new business opportunities in the cultural and cultural heritage sector around the North Sea, to reinforce the economic position, competitiveness and social cohesion of local rural communities in areas with a declining population. The project intends to strengthen a viable and sustainable future economy, based on the social historic role and core qualities and values of the involved regions, cities and local communities. CUPIDO is mainly about the commercialisation of the cultural sector that contributes towards creating vibrant, sustainable rural municipalities/communities that attract people to live, work and enjoy life. The project offers its partners an opportunity to jointly share resources, knowledge and expertise to commercialise the cultural sector. It enables insight into new business approaches, stimulates the development of products and services, and aims at an average of five new start-ups per area and support to existing SME's. Follow CUPIDO in social media #cupidoNSR
Built in 1904 to a design of John Robertson to replace the 1775 box Kirk of which only the gatepiers to the Kirkyard survive. Excellent 1939 stained glass by Douglas Strachan.
Scandinavian inspired church. The red facing brick is pierced with a series of triangular and circular windows. Inside concrete ribs in Gothic arched form divide bays, with smaller arches in aisles. Stations of the Cross by William Crosbie. This buiilding is category A listed.
A substantial Victorian Gothic church with fine decorative detailing and a sturdy stone spire.
St Leonard's in the Fields Church, Perth
This impressive Scots Gothic church and hall (1885), by John James Stevenson , dominates views of Perth from the South Inch. The distinctive Crown Tower is probably the first such tower in post-Reformation Scotland.
Original Physical Education facility of Moray House (Gordon & Dey 1970), altered with apron of new accomodation by University of Edinburgh with staff facilities, laboratories and swimming pool. Faulkner Brown have added a bright facade, the rusticated ground floor following the streetline.
St Machan's (originally St Paul's) was built in 1846 as a permanent place of worship for the Catholic Mission in Campsie, established in 1831. It was the first post-Reformation Catholic church in the central belt of Scotland outside the main cities and towns of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Paisley, Falkirk and Stirling. It was renamed St Machan's in 1881 by Father John Honorius Magini, in honour of the Saint associated with nearby Campsie Glen. The church contains a number of interesting historical objects, especially relating to its 19C history.
Named in honour of St Machar, a disciple of St Columba, the cathedral was built in c.1130 and has since undergone various restorations with the current iteration being completed in 1953. However, the site has been of religious importance since 580. The cathedral is only a cathedral only by name - The Cathedral Church of St Machar, as it is a Presbyterian church. The tour offers a 3D model made of photographs of the inside of the church with information points and ease of movement through the virtual space. Accessibility note: The ground outside the church is uneven but otherwise accessible