The Municipal Carillon of Aberdeen is in the tower of St Nicholas Church and is the largest in the British Isles. There are 48 bells, making up four octaves, and all were cast by Gillet and Johnston of Croydon. ? ? The carillon is played every Sunday from 10.30 am to 10.55 am.?
Boasting many fine gothic style features and stained-glass windows, the building is situated in the approximate area of the medieval Carmelite Friary. Dr Chris Croly will give a talk at 12.30pm on the history and archaeology of the area
Carmyllie church is in its 528th year on this site and is a beautiful church with spectacular stained glass windows. It also has a rich history with Rev Patrick Bell, minister of Carmyllie, who invented the reaper in 1828. He did not patent it so as to benefit all of agriculture. Ironically when the design was copied in America by McCormick, they patented it and the basis of the design is still used to this day in grain harvesting.
Carmyllie Church was refurbished in 1874 although the present building dates back to 1609. Its most famous minister was Rev Patrick Bell who invented the reaping machine which is commemorated in the stained glass windows. Old photographs, artefacts, and historical information, including details of Carmyllie Heritage’s forthcoming publication “Carmyllie Parish, Land and its People 1850-1970” will be on display. There is a fragment of the Laird's pew dated 1657. Documented stained glass windows by Stephen Adam in memory of Patrick Bell, the inventor of the reaper. More info available from Rev Stewart Lamont on 01241 879800 or email lamonts@lamonts.eu For more information and location maps visit http://www.arbirlotandcarmylliechurches.org.uk/
Carnegie Hall opened in 1937 with a programme of musical recitals and children's entertainment, and became the main theatre for variety shows and amateur dramatics in the town. We now present a wide programme of music, comedy, dance and drama. The tour of the theatre will take you on stage, backstage and show how the technical aspects of theatre work.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY & GALLERIES, DUNFERMLINE
Welcome to Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries. With a lively programme and so much to enjoy under one roof, our venue offers the perfect all-day visitor attraction. There’s always something new, so you can visit often! In addition to The World’s first Carnegie Library and Children’s library we have a Reading Room, a Museum, Galleries, Café, Gift Shop and beautiful Gardens to explore.
Fine late 17C house attributed to Sir William Bruce for Viscount Tarbat, Justice General in 1681, Lord Register, and later Secretary of State for Scotland in 1702. Incorporates East Granton Tower built around 1580 in the Barony of Royston.
Although altered in each of the subsequent centuries, this 16th century towerhouse still has a defensive feel with fluted gun-loops set in corbelled turrets. The earliest of many datestones is for 1602 and there is a fine 17th century plaster ceiling in one of the rooms of the principal floor. Among the famous owners were Rear Admiral Sir George Hope and his sone James, who was Admiral of the Fleet in the mid 19th century. In the First World War the empty house was believed to be a German spy den, before being used as a convalecent home for wounded soldiers. The grounds contain the remains of the medieval chaurch and its graveyard, as well as haw-haws and terraces.
The church was built in 1766 to replace the medieval church adjacent to Carriden House. It is T-shaped in plan and finished in simple Georgian style. An aedicule was attached to the north side of the building in 1771 to protect the monument to Sir William Maxwell of Carriden. A tower with a spire and a session house were added around 1840. When the church was opened in 1909 the roof was taken off the old one and it is now a picturesque ruin.
Designed by P Macgregor Chalmers and opened in 1909 this building is a prominent land and seamark. Its simple Romanesque style features a tall tower capped by a pyramidal spire and with a recessed entrance doorway set in an ornate arch at its foot. The session house, which forms the south "transept", has a Baronial turret attached to it. Internally there is rich ornamentation with many stained glass windows and an apsidal baptistery with a mosaic floor and painted half domed ceiling entered under a chevroned arch. The plain massive columns of the six-bay nave with its half-rounded timber ceiling dominate. This famous pitch pine barrel-roof was the work of Turnbulls of Bonhard. The stone for the church was brought by horse from Deanfield Quarry and the whole operation cost £6,500.
Carrochan - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority HQ
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority head quarters, Balloch. Also home to the Community Partnership. How to get there : Carrochan Road, off Stirling or Balloch Road; near the Co-Op. Design team led by Page & Park : 2005. This an earthy sweeping building of stone and timber most befitting the National Park. Access is limited to the entrance area, but there is an EXIBITION of the work of the national park and the Community Partnership. Monday 5th to Friday 9th only.
Carron Phoenix is the successor of the old Carron Company, and today is the world's largest manufacturer of granite sinks, a fascinating and complex process; and the UK's largest manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, which is an exercise in automation with robots working alongside staff. Visitors to the works will have the opportunity to compare this 21st century technology with the internal canal system used in the 1760s to transport heavy cast iron goods.
Stylish single storey brick reinforced concrete Art Deco restaurant raised on terrace above period garden with original wrought iron gate. Generous central bow with elaborate glazed windows overlooking balcony with wrought iron railings. Interior has decorative panelled walls, original light fittings and coloured tiles, chrome detailing and Art Deco mirror. Recently renovated by Hall & Tawse, the company that developed out of the original construction team of Colonel Tawse & Messrs Hall.
Built in 1863 as the private residence of mill owner Andrew Duncan, and most recently used as the offices for Carrongrove Papermill, an opulent mid-Victorian villa. Current plans are to redevelop the building into apartments.
In a wild but beautiful setting under the great hills of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, the village is home to a small and dynamic community. Back in 1987 villagers came together to form the Carsphairn Heritage Group, and as a result information of local interest, family history, and an assortment of items have found their way to committee members, and are now housed in Heritage Centre.
Attractive and dignified, this church is today a simple whitewashed building. It replaced a much old building, which was destroyed in fire. The church has a central communion table, one of the very few in Scotland. There is a plaque to John Semple, the parish minister who upheld Covenanting beliefs during 'The Killing Times' in the late 17th century, as well as early communion tokens and a photograph showing the miners' gallery that was used by local miners.
Built on the site of the old family house of Putachie, the entrance front of which it was originally intended should form part of the present building. However, as there was difficulty making the old and new windows correspond, Putachie was pulled down.
Castle Fraser is one of the grandest of the Scottish Baronial tower houses, a building to be savoured with its fine examples of towers, crow-step gables and coats of arms to name but a few delights. A walk round the castle is like viewing a huge piece of sculpture as the architectural details of the building shift, changing their shapes and relationship with each other and the surrounding landscape. If you wish to find out more about Castle Fraser and/or the work of the National Trust for Scotland please click here
allegedly started in the 1400's and completed around 1636 with 18th and 19th Century alterations
The Castle House Museum is set in stunning and well maintained gardens atop a hillside opposite the Gourock-Dunoon ferry terminal.? The Museum tells the story of Dunoon through the ages from the Stone Age all the way through to the American Naval Base in the early 90s.? It has an extensive collection of exhibits showing life as it was for the people of Dunoon through the ages.
The Castle Jail was built on the site of a royal castle. The castle has been completely demolished and the new jail was built in 1820 and is the only surviving example of a prison modelled on the principles of the prison reformer John Howard. The jail consists of a governor�s house and three two-storey detention blocks set within an outer wall.�
Castle Leod is the finest 14th Century Tower House in Ross & Cromarty. It is a Grade A Listed Building of great historical importance and architectural merit, and is remarkable in that it has survived in relatively good condition up to the present day. Its survival is largely due to it being the ancestral home of the Clan Mackenzie, a large and powerful Highland clan that ruled the area. The Clan Mackenzie Charitable Trust has plans to see the building fully restored.
Edinburgh Printmakers transformed the former North British Rubber Company HQ into a vibrant new creative hub, Castle Mills. Placing art and creativity at the heart of Edinburgh?s Fountainbridge area, this much-loved post-industrial building is once again serving the community who saved it from demolition. This ?11m project has created an international centre for printmaking and creative industries. Housing a year-round programme of exhibitions, events and learning to nurture talent and enrich lives, Castle Mills inspires people to connect with creativity. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS The internationally-inspired exhibition Deer Dancer by Hanna Tulikki explores representations of deer in traditional dance around the world, and will be open to visitors. ACTIVITIES Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to view our two exhibition galleries, take a peek into our Creative Industries Studios, home to creatives of all sorts, and enjoy special offers in the gallery shop. Guided tours will be provided at 11.00 and 15.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Booking essential via the Edinburgh Printmakers website. www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/ exhibition/Doors-Open-Day-2019
The walled garden was dear to the Queen Mother's heart and represents a real triumph over the neglect of time and the onslaught of the elements. Within the shelter of The Great Wall of Mey, a traditional Scottish rose garden has been lovingly created.
Discover the comforts of the life of a Jacobean laird at this fine towerhouse standing above Luce Bay. Castle of Park was built in 1590 by the son of the last abbot of Glenluce, who left his inscription over the door: � THIS VERK VAS BEGUN THE FIRST DAY O MARCH 1590. BE THOMAS HAY OF PARK AND JONET MAK.DOVE HIS SPOVS� In the 1970s, after it had stood empty for a century, Historic Scotland repaired the tower and later leased it to The Landmark Trust. Outwardly plain and austere, the interior of the building is now plastered and furnished, providing the visitor with a very different impression of life for a Jacobean laird than that given by the bleak shells of so many abandoned towers. Generously proportioned rooms, high quality stonework and a hall 30 ft long with a fine fireplace. 'Cap-house' at the top of the tower with glimpses of the sea. Not suitable for wheelchair access as each floor is reached by a spiral staircase.
The recently renovated Castle of St John is an early 17th century tower house. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt, one of the most powerful families in late medieval Wigtownshire and used by lairds in the 16th and 17th centuries. Over the years it has been a family home, a courthouse and a military garrison. In 1820 it was converted to the town jail. The view from the roof – the prison exercise yard – takes in the whole of Loch Ryan.
Castle Roy is reported to be the oldest masonry fortification in Scotland, dating from 1200 (MacGibbon and Ross 1872-1914) and is a very rare example of an unaltered building of its type. It will remain the most accessible fortress when it opens to the public. The site is currently undergoing a consolidation that has lasted for over 25 years. However the end is in sight and the Castle Roy Trust is keen to open its doors, show the work being carried out and explain it's history. The castle is a building site so people looking around will need to be escorted but all are welcome including children. Please dress appropriately. www.castleroy.org.uk Tel 01479 821370 castle.roy@nethybridge.com
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, a wild and romantic ruin with a turbulent past sitting on a precipitous promontory, finally giving up its secrets to archaeologists as this season's excavations come a close.
Castle Square: Talk and Walk by Matt Baker
Castle of St John, Stranraer and Guided Town trail led by John Picken. A chance to meet Matt Baker, one of the artists behind this national award-winning town square, and hear about its inspiration and the background to its design and build. Matt, whose grandfather was born in Bellevilla Street in the town, worked with fellow artist David Ralston and poet Mary Smith to interpret Castle Square, making use of the theme of water moving, in burn and ocean, so important to Stranraer’s position and history. Their work, commissioned by Smith Scott Mullan Design Associates, won both the Scottish Design Awards best public realm project 2011 and the Saltire Society Award for Art in Architecture 2011. Castle of St John itself is a late medieval tower house, built around 1500 by the Adairs of Kilhilt, one of the most powerful families in Wigtownshire. In 1820 the building was converted into the town prison and the original cells still survive. There are superb views over the town and Loch Ryan from the castle roof. Guided town trail around Historic Stranraer led by Museum Curator John Picken.
Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts. Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer. The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten years. The castle is privately owned and is open for visitor during selected times over the summer, to be arranged in advance. Featured in 1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail as one of the sites for the Castle of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh. The virtual tour is a set of images you click between, with a blueprint of the castle serving as a point of reference on the right side of the screen. For each movement, a text appears beneath the image with information on the view. For each location, you can look right and left and some will have a pop-up window containing more information. Accessibility note: The castle does not accomodate wheelchair users. Access to the castle requires the ability to enter/exist a boat and there are steps in and around the castle.
Castle to Cathedral Heritage Walk (Elgin)
For further information on the walks through Elgin's unique history and heritage please visit our website at: www.elginheritage.scot
Castlebank Horticultural Centre is the hub for many outdoor events throughout the year. The centre is managed by the Lanark Community Development Trust and it also acts as a base for Lanark in Bloom. The facility, and much of Castlebank Park, is maintained by a hardworking group of volunteers. The centre is located in Castlebank Park, a local landmark that has been the subject of several restoration projects in recent years including the renovation of the derelict sawmill building into the new Castlebank Horticultural Centre Community Hub. Castlebank Park is a large area of ground consisting of a children's play area, gardens and the Horticultural Centre. The Clyde Walkway cuts through the park, allowing walkers to enjoy a woodland walk to New Lanark World Heritage Site, also participating in Doors Open Weekend.
Newly opened refurbished farm buildings.
During Doors Open Day, discover Castlemilk�s oldest surviving building. See the magnificent 15-foot high fireplace that once graced the now-demolished Castlemilk House. Learn about the Stuart family and their love of horses on a visit to this beautifully restored former stables block. Learn about the history of Castlemilk Stables and Castlemilk House and the Stuart family who owned the grand estate. Find out what other buildings were designed by David Hamilton and learn about the famous forester William Gilchrist who created the designed landscape that is now Castlemilk Park. Learn about the more recent transformation of the Stables from a derelict building to a busy social hub that has been a catalyst for change. � �
Crichton Wood, architect, ran workshops on Doors Open Day for children & adults to design and make modern Scottish Castles.
Cat Strand Theatre - Arts and Visitor Centre
CatStrand is a unique venue in historic New Galloway, the smallest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Originally the town’s primary school, the granite building was imaginatively renovated and extended in 2006/07 to create a multi-use arts and visitor centre. Ideally situated right in the heart of Dumfries & Galloway at the gateway to the Galloway Forest Park, CatStrand offers the following: Gift Shop specialising in local arts and crafts Licensed Café serving light lunches and home baking Outdoor seating area Year round programme of cinema, music, theatre & dance events Art exhibitions • Local and regional information available • Free wi-fi • Open 7 days throughout the year • Dog friendly
We will host an exhibition �Gathering�the Voices� telling the stories of�refugees from Nazi Germany with�talks about holocaust survivors. Local�artist Lynn Wolfson, designer of�Scotland�s only permanent holocaust�memorial sculpture, housed in the�prayer hall, will also speak. � � � � �
Cathedral of the Isles & Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit
Smallest cathedral in Britain, a gem by William Butterfield, built for George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow. Interior with polychrome tiles, rich windows and much stencil work. It is a retreat and study centre.
Sympathetic conversion of a vernacular farm building to create a modern house. It has been featured in Scottish Television's The Home Show.
Historic 1920's soaperie, Scotland's oldest. Caurnie is situated within its own organic herb garden. There is a?soap press to make round bars. Hand-cut?and hand-made soaps are created here. The building contains many of the original tools and machines used throughout its history to this day.
The former estate of the Stirling family crossed by the Antonine wall with landscaped grounds, doocot, ice house, listed trees. House originally 17th Century but the West wing was remodelled c1820 by David Hamilton. Contains Roman legionary slab. Now the club house of Cawder golf course. The tour starts at the canal bridge opposite site of Cadder Roman fort. After a brief history of Cadder church with its mortsafe, we pass the old Kirktoun of Cadder and the probable site of a motte and Bailey built by the first Stirling in the 12 Century. We cross the Antonine Roman wall and join the main avenue of the estate noting the landscaped grounds with artificial water features, bridge and 200-year old trees. Past the old stables for the house, the mid 18c doocot is on the left; a path leads up to the rampart of the Roman wall. From there the house can be seen. At the 18th hole immediately in front is the site of a mediaeval hall house discovered during the landscaping. Approximately 200 yards behind the house is a 19th Century ice house. From the front door of the house we see the fine plasterwork and cast iron of the hall and stair. To the left is a corridor to the room containing a Roman legionary slab. Upstairs are the rooms refurbished in classical style. Returning along the avenue we see the lade of the mediaeval mill and the former mill house and inn beside the canal.
At the west end of Cawdor village is Cawdor Parish Church. The first church on this site appears to have been T-shaped and was built in 1619. Parts of the former church of 1619, including the porch, are incorporated into the present church which dates from 1830. The tower at the end of the south arm dates back to 1619, though the belfry was probably added in the 1700s. Internally the church has a pulpit set against its south wall and galleries in the east, west and north arms. Much of the woodwork dates back to a remodelling of the interior in 1904. Doors Open Days is very much part of our 400 year celebrations - we plan to have the church full of flowers, with refreshments, live music, and guides to show people around the church and grave yard. On Sunday at 10.15am we will be having a songs of praise.
Constructed in just a few weeks in 1922 as Edinburgh�s Industrial Exhibition Hall, the building played host to many large national shows in the 1920s, including the Scottish Motor Show and Edinburgh�s Christmas Fun Fair. The building became a bus garage in 1926 and was extended in 1933 and 1963 to accommodate the ever expanding fleet of buses. www.lothianbuses.com
The Central Fire Station is one of four fire stations located within Aberdeen City. The station was opened in 1998 and further converted in 2016 to house the Aberdeen City LSO HQ. This is a great chance to explore the station and get Fire Service Heritage information, and Fire Safety Information.
The elegant red sandstone building was designed by the City Architect and completed in 1901 for the oldest municipal Fire Brigade in the UK. Photographs and exhibits from the middle ages onwards. A popular venue for both adults and children.
Visit Scotland�s first purpose-built Sikh Gurdwara, the hub of the Scottish Sikh community. It is a place where people can congregate to practice their faith, gain religious and social education, learn music, eat, and quite importantly, socialise. For over 3 decades the Gurdwara has opened its door to the wider community offering food for all walks of life regardless of their colour, cast, creed or religion. It has served as an educational facility to schools from all over Scotland, given Scots the opportunity to see what Sikhism is, where it comes and what it represents. Both Sikhs and Scots are well known for their commitment to charity work, entrepreneurship and community spirit. To accommodate the growing number of Glasgow�s Sikh population, on the site of the Gurdwara�s commercial car park which was originally Glasgow�s old Eye Infirmary, the new Gurdwara was built. The foundation brick was laid on April 13th 1999 with actual work commencing officially in November 2010. In 2016, the Phase One build of the New Central Gurdwara Singh Sahba was completed. The Scottish Sikh community embarked upon a pioneering journey in completing phase one of the �8.5 million project which proudly sits as Scotland�s largest, purpose built Gurdwara, altering Glasgow�s skyline forever. The completed Gurdwara has by far exceeded the Sangat�s expectations in its grandeur and presence. Its architectural significance alone has changed Glasgow�s iconic skyline forever with the Gold Dome glistening in the skyline. �
Central Library is a beautiful Victorian building, designed by the 19th century Scottish architect, George Washington Browne, in French Renaissance style. Funded by Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1890 it was built on the site of the mansion of Sir Thomas Hope, King�s Advocate to Charles I, and incorporates features from the 17th century building. www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries
The CCA has been at the centre of Glasgow�s art scene for 25 years. Its year-round programme includes exhibitions, film, music, literature, festivals, Gaelic and performance.� � Designed in 1868 by Alexander Greek Thomson, and previously home to The Third Eye Centre (1975-1991), the building is steeped in history and the organisation has played a key role in the cultural life of the city for decades. Our broad and experimental programme encourages a diverse audience to experience the arts, with 348,211 visitors in 2017. CCA curates six major exhibitions a year, presenting national and international contemporary artists. We are also home to Intermedia Gallery, showcasing emerging artists. Entrance to exhibitions is free.� Saramago Caf� Bar serves fresh, tasty food every day, and stocks a range of quality beers, wines and juices, in a relaxed atmosphere. In 2017, CCA won the Best Cultural Venue award at the Glasgow Awards in 2017 for the third year running; the Arts & Culture Award at The Herald Inspiring City Awards and Unique Venue of the Year at the Scottish Event Awards. CCA also received a commendation for Best Performing Arts Venue at the Sunday Herald Culture Awards, and was shortlisted in the Glasgow Business Awards (Innovation in Youth Employment) and The Icon Awards (Venue of the Year). � �
The Centre for Health Science is a multi-user facility located next to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The Centre was one of the first of its kind in the UK and specialises in health-related teaching, training, research and patient care. The inspiring design of the building encourages interaction and collaboration among its users and a key feature is the open, internal "street" which looks onto a central courtyard through glass panels. The Centre has state-of-the-art facilities including a dental "phantom-heads" simulation room, mock hospital ward with life-sized mannequins, laboratories and a clinical research facility. This public building also incorporates an ambitious programme of contemporary art and has a library and cafe that are open to the public throughout the year.
The University of Edinburgh’s main gym facilities and the indoor sport centre are based at the Pleasance, an interesting complex of buildings which form an important part of Edinburgh’s brewing history dating back to the 18th century. The brewery building at no. 46 has retained many of its original openings including vaulted areas in the basement and is an important remnant of the industrial past of the area. In 1938, the West and South blocks of the brewery were converted into a gymnasium for the University of Edinburgh Centre Dept of Physical Education. The Pleasance Sports Complex is now regarded as one of the busiest and most impressive sport and exercise providers in the country, and regularly attracts plaudits for the scope and quality of its facilities, services and programmes.
The Thistle Foundation is a Scottish charity that supports people living with long-term health conditions. In 2016 the Thistle Foundation opened a purpose-built Centre of Wellbeing in the heart of Craigmillar. 18,000 people have visited the Centre for support in its first year alone. Like the anniversary of the New Town, our Doors Open Day will be a celebratory event - one that both looks back on the achievements of the last year and looks towards the Centre's role in the future.
Explore this granite fronted building and hear about a range of support and services available for disadvantaged, vulnerable individuals, families and communities in Aberdeen and the North East.?
Chalmers Church, opened in 1839, was the first ecclesiastical building opened in Morningside. Decommissioned by the Church of Scotland in 1990 it was purchased by Napier University and used as a performing arts centre. It is now owned by a thriving independent church, sharing the facilities with Napier University. The building provides a space for meetings, concerts, plays and a youth club, as well as Sunday services, and has excellent stained glass windows, several by James Ballantine and Son. ACTIVITIES Refreshments Children’s activities
The A-listed Church building is virtually as it was on opening day 1 April 1905 with many of the original arts and crafts features still in use. The church adopted the title Chalmers Memorial at the time of the Church of Scotland re-union in 1929.
Chambers Institution & John Buchan Heritage Museum
Category A Listed. � 2 and 3 story complex of civic institution with large frontage to High Street and quadrangle with hall to rear, incorporating fragments of late 16th/early 17th century fabric. � Originally the gift of William Chambers and later Andrew Carnegie. � Chambers Room (accessed from Library on first floor) has a fine plaster freeze which is a replica of the Parthenon Freeze.
From 16th century but mainly 19th century
The Chapel of St Albert the Great is part of St Albert?s Catholic Chaplaincy which exists to serve the spiritual needs of staff and students at Edinburgh?s Universities. The Chapel was designed by Stuart Allan of Simpson and Brown and opened in 2012. It received many architectural rewards and, as well as serving the spiritual needs of hundreds of people each week, it is visited daily by people from all over the world, who have heard or read about it. Access via the lane between George Square and Middle Meadow Walk
Founded in 1677, Lodge Canongate Kilwinning meets in the historic Chapel of St John, the oldest purpose-built Masonic meeting room in the world today dating from 1735. Throughout its long history, the Lodge has drawn members from all ages and walks of life, all of whom would agree that it is impossible not to be moved by the atmosphere that exists in the Chapel of St John. The spirit of many famous members pervades the place, including James Boswell, Rudyard Kipling and Robert Burns. ACTIVITIES The Chapel features an Organ by John Snetzler (1710-1785). It is still in regular use and is hand pumped. It will be played during the course of the afternoon. Refreshments available. http://www.lck2.co.uk/
Dating back to 6C, this early Christian site has part of a pre-Christian standing stone in the porch of the church. The present church was built on the site in 1467 and in 17C served as a Protestant chapel of ease. In 1948, the land of which it is part - Kirkton of Kilmahew - became the property of the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Restoration of the church by Ian Lindsay & Partners took place between 1953-5 at which time a small vestry was added on the north side. The nave was extended at the west end and a small belfry was added to the gable. Guide available.
Dedicated in 1296, Saint Mary of the Storms is a rare medieval survivor with its rubble-built east gable wall and three early English lancets. Lengthened in 15C with rectangular windows in west gable and late medieval priest's doorway in the south wall. Mort House dating from 1830 situated at the West End of the kirkyard.
Free St George?s Church, designed by David Bryce, was built on the corner of Shandwick Place and Stafford Street in 1869. A 56m campanile, designed by Rowand Anderson, based on St Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, was added in 1881. This is the building that the 700 strong congregation of Charlotte Chapel have refurbished and are currently using for Sunday services and midweek activities.
Built in the 1730s by William Adam as a decorative feature in the grand design of the Hamilton Estates landscape, Chatelherault comprises four main pavilion buildings with linking walls. The western pavilion features fine Georgian plasterwork and woodcarvings. These rooms were used by the Duke and Duchess for entertaining hunting parties.
Childline is a free and confidential helpline service delivered by the NSPCC. Everything they do protects children today and prevents abuse tomorrow. They exist to fight for every childhood. Come and meet with the team who will show you around the Counselling Centre and enjoy some home bakes.
Come along on Saturday 31st Aug and explore historical buildings while trying to find the James Watt figures. James Watt, a Greenock born famous inventor died 200 years ago and we are commemorating his death with a number of activities. Children can get involved by trying to find him hidden in some of the buildings. There are up to 8 to find and prizes to be won for everyone who finds 6 or more.
Designed by R Rowand Anderson in a relatively plain Gothic style and completed in 1864, the exterior of this church belies the homely extravagance of the polychrome interior. It is lined with yellow-brown glazed bricks with red bands three bricks deep. The window arches and chamfered sills are also red and the chancel has square moulded tiles. A panelled oak dado extends round the whole interior. The nave has an open scissor truss roof; whilst the ceiling of the chancel is painted pale blue with stencilled stars. The chancel arch springs from attached pillars that stand on carved corbels with naturalistic foliage. Within the arch is set a wrought iron screen, made in 1897 by the Carron Company. It was heavily pruned in the 1960s and the cross that surmounted it was suspended from the arch. In the Lady Chapel there is a wooden altar dedicated to those of the congregation who fell in the First World War, with front panels painted with scenes from the life of Christ. Hinged side panels have been added with the names of those who died in the Second World War. This was the first war memorial to be erected in Falkirk. Stained glass colours the light streaming in through the windows.
Attractively simple nave and chancel with tall narrow lancets, porch at south-west and octagonal spirelet. Harled with fine freestone dressings including corbel course, gabled skewputs and bellcote.
Christ Church (Scottish Episcopal Church) circa 1876, was one of the churches built to service the growing population of South Edinburgh in the 19th century. It is French Gothic, the apse with its gables and flying buttresses face onto the road while the main entrance is beneath the tower. There are original murals in the chancel and nave roof. There is also extensive stained glass by Ballentine and the east window is by A E Borthwick.��
The Category B listed Christ Church was built in 1849, designed by Thomas MacKenzie and sits within the conservation Area of Huntly and compliments the other fine buildings in this historic town. It has an attractive simple nave and chancel, tall narrow lancets and octagonal spirelet; it is harled with freestone dressings including corbel course, global skewputs and bellcote.? There is a wooden Arts and Crafts Altar, carved with panels of the Agnus Dei and two angels, one on either side. Restoration and development of the building under the supervision of a conservation architect was completed in early 2016, following generous grants from The Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland. Service 10.30 - 12noon. Open from 12noon - 4.00pm
Christian Heritage Museum traces Christianity in Scotland from time of St Ninian and St Columba. Models, maps, pictures, early music scripts, illuminated lectionary, and Bibles. Artefacts dating from 12C include religious statues, jewelled reliquaries, vestments embroidered by the nuns from early 19C and handmade lace. Tea room.
The stupendous tomb of William Henry Miller of Craigentinny, designed 1848-56 by David Rhind, is an extraordinary sight amongst the prim 1930s bungalows of Craigentinny. Known as the Craigentinny Marbles, relief panels by Alfred Gatley depict "The Overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea" and "The Song of Moses and Miriam".
Owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council the Church Hill Theatre, once a church, is one of Scotland's leading non-professional theatres playing host to local amateur dramatic and dance groups.
Small rogue Gothic church by J Russell Mackenzie. Elaborate traceried and archaded front with mincer plate wheel window, gabled doorway, cusped lancets and transepts. Three bay aisleless buttressed nave, shallow projecting transepts and semi-circular apse in dark red sandstone. Interior has been modernised but hammer-beam roof and rudimentary double arched transepts.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The church building was designed in Salt Lake City and must have looked very American when it was first built. It has unfortunately lost its original copper roof but its elegant needle-topped spire is a familiar landmark on North Anderson Drive. On Doors Open Day the chapel and most of the rest of the building will be open including the Family History Centre.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption & St Meddan
Very impressive design, replicating many features of late 15C details, reminiscent of the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling. Note the crowsteps on the chancel roof, the small buttresses, the arrangement of tower and spire. Refurbished with rood beam including a Calvary scene restored to its original position.
Church of Scotland's General Assembly Hall
The Assembly Hall was designed by David Bryce and built in 1858-9. The United Free Church of Scotland united in 1929 and the Hall has been the site of the Kirk's General Assembly since then. Overlooking the Moderator's chair, the centre of the south gallery was adapted as the Throne Gallery for the Lord High Commissioner. The Scottish Parliament met in the Hall while its Holyrood building was being constructed. �
This white church on the ski road is passed by thousands every year, very few of whom realise that it is a masterpiece. It was designed by Sir Ninian Comper (1864-1960). He was a Scot who was arguably the greatest British 20th Church Architect and who described the building as his "little gem". Sir Ninian Comper was much admired by Betjeman (and therefore ridiculed by Pevsner) and he is buried in Westminster Abbey, for which he designed 8 stained glass windows. He was much patronised by the Scottish Episcopal churches for which her created many fittings, windows, vestments and extensions but he was responsible for only three complete churches in Scotland, at Kirriemuir, Braemar and Rothiemurchus. This little building nestles amongst the Caledonian pines with the minimum of external or internal decoration. It was consecrated in 1931 in memory of John Peter Grant, the 13th Laird of Rothiemurchus.
This Episcopal Church of Scotland, one of only two in Caithness, was designed by architect Alexander Ross, and built in 1868-70, It has seating for approximately 110 people. The Church became a category 'B-listed' building in 1997. The interior has a warm and friendly atmosphere, accentuated by impressive stained glass windows. There is a pipe organ by Harrison of Durham within the chancel.
Church of St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church and Mosque
The north aisle was added in 1898 and the tower in 1913. Note the great east window and memorial nave windows, the Sir Ninian Comper reredos and 16th century font from Kinkell Church, Inverurie.
Church of the Holy Name Scottish Episcopal Church
The Foundation Stone for the Church was laid in 1961 and the church was completed in 1962. It was the first new church to be built in the new town of Cumbernauld. As the church was to serve the whole town a site on top of the hill near to the Town centre was chosen. The design of the building was influenced by what became known as the New Liturgical Movement. Instead of the usual arrangement the nave is wider than it is long. This means the congregation are much closer to the altar. Above the altar is a beautiful wooden carving of Christ the King in the shape of a cross and we have a peaceful Lady Chapel which will be open for quiet prayer and meditation all day.
The Category A Listed Church of the Holy Rude is the second oldest building in Stirling (after the castle) and has been a place of worship for over 600 years. King James VI was crowned within the church and it houses the largest romantic organ in Scotland. It is surrounded by the Top of the Town graveyards, from where musket shot-holes from 1651 are visible in the tower wall from when Stirling Castle was under siege. The singing group, The Gargoyles of Gargunnock, will provide at various times a selection of medieval and renaissance songs in the style of wandering minstrels. There will be displays from Stirling Council Archives and Stirling Civic Trust with representatives from both of these organisations on hand for most of the weekend to answer your questions. Cowane’s Hospital will also have a display explaining about the ongoing refurbishment works there. Disabled access.
Church of the Immaculate Conception (RC)
The architecture and furnishings of this building are described in the Catholic Directory of 1852 as being 'in strict mediaeval style as far as circumstances permit'. The grouping of the church porch, Presbytery House and outhouse, each with simple slated roof and pinned granite walls is simple and distinctive. It was built for Rev Fr. Tochett.
The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Church that is served by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The architect of the Church was the Jesuit priest Fr. Richard Vaughn SJ and the Church was founded in 1859. Over the years, the church has been restored and renovated on numerous occasions. In 1907, the organ was installed and was modified in 1963 and 1974. From 1963 to 1990 alterations were made to make the church more compatible with the requirements of the post-Vatican II era. The Church is a category A listed building and is neoclassical in design. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS Located within the Church is a first-class relic of St Oscar Romero. Oscar Romero was an El Salvadoran Bishop who was marytred whilst saying Mass on the 24th March 1980. He was killed for standing up for oppressed people in his native country.
This original mews workshop has been converted by WT Architecture into a small and intricate maisonette by connecting it to the previously inaccessible vault beneath. Sections of glass floor and walls and deep cuts into the vaults let light in to subterranean rooms. Changes in level separate otherwise open-plan living and kitchen spaces at street level. The conversion has been awarded Saltire and Edinburgh Architectural Association Awards and the Architectural Excellence Award at the Scottish Home Awards. www.wtarchitecture.com
The former offices of Glasgow's Evening Citizen newspaper are now The Citizen, a stylish bar and dining room. Enjoy photography and archive editions of the Evening Citizen alongside street art and paintings from some of Glasgow's greatest emerging stars. The Citizen has been beautifully restored to encompass our new bar and dining rooms, with photography, street art and paintings from some of Glasgow's greatest emerging stars, we also feature archived editions of the Evening Citizen paper and original photography, celebrating Glasgow's Past, Present and Future.
This iconic theatre has a vibrant history in its Gorbals home. There are backstage areas and hidden gems under the stage. � � � � � � �
Opened in Glasgow city centre 2016 as a sister site to the college's Riverside Campus. Enjoy the impressive atrium space, and check out the simulated aircraft cabin, TV and radio studios, professional training kitchens and other world-class facilities. WORLD CLASS TWIN-SITE SUPER COLLEGE. Riverside campus opened its doors to students and staff in August 2015 with an ambitious aim to lead the maritime college community globally. City campus on Cathedral Street opened in August 2016 creating a technologically advanced twin site super campus, a flagship Super College and powerhouse of technical and professional skills. CITY CAMPUS City campus sits in the heart of Glasgow's Learning Quarter. Described as "jaw droppingly elegant", it was officially opened by HRH The Countess of Wessex. The state of the art building has dramatically altered Glasgow's skyline and its industry standard facilities include: TV and radio studios Creative design and photography studios City Market (butchers, baker, fishmongers) open to public Fully equipped aircraft training cabin 16 professional cookery kitchens Sport Scotland standard sports hall Commercial hair salon, beauty salon and nail bar
The main part of the building known today as the City Chambers was built in 1753 by John Adam and was called The Royal Exchange. In 1811 it was taken over by the Council as they had outgrown their previous accommodation at the Tolbooth. From 1811-1903 the Council met in what today is known as The Diamond Jubilee Room. In 1904 the building was extended� to form larger accommodation for the Council which included the� Council Chamber, European Room and Members Lounge. www.edinburgh.gov.uk
A pair of gems in the Merchant City - City Halls, Glasgow's oldest purpose-built performance space has been entertaining visitors since 1841. The adjoining Old Fruitmarket has been reborn as a music venue while still retaining its traditional market ambience. No matter what type of concert you prefer, from orchestral to the more intimate recital, the sound in our Grand Hall is breath-taking. The traditional shoe box auditorium is renowned throughout the world for having some of the finest acoustics and our elegant and spectacular Hall is also home to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Scottish Music Centre. The exciting music complex houses top class rehearsal, recording, broadcasting and webcasting facilities. The Old Fruitmarket was a functioning market until the 1970s and an original sign from one of the fruit sellers can still be seen. It is now a hugely versatile building that plays host to theatre events, jazz concerts, comedy, rock, pop and world music gigs, as well as club nights, ceilidhs, fashion shows and banquets. A true jewel in the city that is definitely worth a visit. �
City Halls, 1841; Old Fruitmarket, 1882; both refurbished, 2003-2006
The only category A-listed Methodist church in Scotland, this 1816 building and its adjacent halls have recently been refurbished and transformed under the direction of architects Page\Park. Beautiful light-filled sanctuary, ingeniously adapted gallery providing exhibition space, a range of meeting rooms and a bright caf� with conservatory area leading to hidden gardens. One of Edinburgh�s best-kept secrets. www.edinburghmethodist.com
The rooftop of this building, one of Scotland's largest colleges, has wonderful views over the central conservation area and beyond.
Our allotment site has been in existence since the 1940s when the need arose to grow your own for the war effort. Originally farmland, the allotments have evolved over the years to the present day where we now have 71 plots of assorted sizes in use. The Association manages the site, which is leased from Dundee City Council; our purpose is to promote the growing of fruit and vegetables, to manage the site to promote a community spirit among members and to protect and enhance the environment. Our site is constantly evolving, incorporating a calming, wildlife area, a welcoming display of flowers and a new project that we have just started working on. Come on in and see these areas as well as our wonderful plots!
Clachan has been a place of continual worship for 800 years although the current church dates from 1817. It has been at the heart of some of Scotland’s most iconic history. Clachans lairds, the Mackenzie’s of Ballone, lost land and fortune fighting for the Stuart Kings. Oliver Cromwell’s and “Butcher” Cumberland’s troops each laid waste to farmland around Clachan Church. In 1746 Clachans minister rescued Jacobite prisoners from death and deportation. The Mackenzie monuments can be seen in the graveyard. In 1773 emigrants from Lochbroom sailed in the ‘Hector’ to Pictou, Nova Scotia. Communion was held outside the church before they were rowed out to the ship anchored in Loch Broom. The two communities retain strong links to this day. The 1820s saw many townships around Clachan cleared to make way for sheep. Clachans then minister, Thomas Ross, allowed those cleared to settle and build new homes on glebe land. The Church was purchased by the local community in 2018 and extensive renovations are planned over the next 5 years.
Campsie Glen has been popular with day trippers for over 200 years now. Before that access was impossible, because the Glen was on private land. Towards the end of 18C, however, on a point of principle, the local landowner John McFarlan of Ballencleroch opened up part of the glen for the recreation of local workpeople. It soon became well known and well-visited. Throughout 19C and well into 20C, large numbers of organised trips descended upon the Glen by road and rail. The old St Machan's Graveyard?features gravestones of special interest. ?
Clackmannan was once the county town, where the Sheriff Court was held and where the Tolbooth was built in 1592. There will be guided walks around this fascinating historic town, led by members of the Heritage Group. The walks will look at the Stone of Mannan, the Mercat Cross, the remains of the Tolbooth, Clackmannan Tower and other important buildings and sites which help to tell the story of the town from which the county take its name.
Designed by James Gillespie Graham, this fine building probably replaced the medieval church built on the site in 1249. In perpendicular Georgian Gothic, with a buttressed tower against the west gable, there have been a number of alterations, but the interior retains many of its original features, including the pews and gallery. A plaque by Sir Robert Lorimer commemorates Robert Bruce, Master of Burleigh, who was killed at Le Cateau on 26th August 1914, an early casualty of the First World War. The stained glass is impressive and all of mid-20th century date; there are windows by Herbert Hendrie (1938, 1940), Douglas Hamilton (1952, 1953), Gordon Webster (1964) and Sadie McLellan (1966), the last one donated by the Buick family of Hilton Fireclay, Brick & Tile Works in Alloa. The Coronation window, the only one in the county, is in the east wall of the gallery. Her Majesty the Queen visited the church on 9th July 1997 to see it. In the kirkyard, late 17th and early 18th century trade gravestones reflect the farming backgrounds of many of the inhabitants of the parish. The large memorial for the Bruce family can also be seen.
Clackmannan Tower dates from c1360 and was built by the Bruce family. In the 15th century the building was raised to its current height and the taller south wing was constructed. A new mansion was built to the west of the tower in the late 16th century and in the 17th century further changes were made to the tower. Lady Catherine Bruce, the last of the family, lived in the mansion until her death in 1791. The tower has been in the guardianship of the State since the 1950s and is managed on its behalf by Historic Environment Scotland, which has undertaken extensive repairs. Further improvements have been carried out recently as part of the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI). New internal barriers have improved safety for visitors, the scaffolded staircase has been removed and new lighting has been installed.
Clackmannan Town Hall was built in four phases. The main hall was designed by the Alloa architect Adam Frame and built in 1888. The Art Nouveau-style, red sandstone facade on Main Street, designed by Ebenezer Simpson, was gifted by John Thomson Paton, Managing Director of John Paton, S.on & Co. Ltd, Kilncraigs Mill, Alloa, who also provided an endowment fund. Completed in 1903, it included a library and reading room, billiards and recreation rooms and was also funded with a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Mr Thomson Paton gave it in trust to the Parish Council of the Parish of Clackmannan. In 1927 the local Miners Welfare Fund paid for a western extension, providing a new billiards hall with retiring room. In 1993 a north-eastern extension was added by Clackmannan District Council, to provide a new library and Community Access Point and building was refurbished. The hall is now managed by Clackmannan Town Hall Trust.
Situated in the heart of Border Reiving country you’ll find the world’s largest Armstrong Museum. The Anglo-Scottish Reiving past will be on show, including arms, armour, heraldry, archives and the extensive library. Trace the history of this formidable Borders family as seen on ITV Border series ‘The Reivers.’ You can even unlock your own family past by visiting the huge archive. The museum is housed in the former Scottish Episcopal Church of ‘All Saints,’ which was originally built by His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch as a private chapel for the now demolished Langholm Lodge. For 2018 Clan Armstrong were proud to announce the Hall of Fame was on view, a project set up by secretary Frank Wherrett. Guarding the Clan Armstrong Museum you’ll find ‘Lang Sandy Armstrong of Rowanburn’, a sycamore carving of the famous giant ‘Lang Sandy’, a notorious Reiver eventually hanged (with his 11 sons) in 1606.
CLAN House is the purpose-built headquarters of CLAN Cancer Support, which was officially opened in May 2012. The wellbeing and support centre provides a range of emotional and practical support services to anyone affected by cancer, a library and information service as well as bright and airy drop-in area and garden. CLAN House is also home to CLAN Haven, a home from home, bed and breakfast facility for those traveling to Aberdeen for treatment. CLAN Cancer Support was established in 1983 and provides a range of professional cancer support services free of charge to anyone affected by cancer with bases in the heart of communities throughout north-east Scotland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland.