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Greyfriars Church

 

Engravings

 Engraving in 'Modern Athens' - Greyfriars Church ©

Modern Athens - 1829

Greyfriars Church

 Engraving from 'Old & New Edinburgh' - Greyfriars Church ©

Old & New Edinburgh - 1890

Greyfriars Church

    

Postcard

Postcard by unidentified publisher - Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriar's Churchyard ©

Unidentified Publisher

Edinburgh Castle
 from Greyfriar's Church

 

Greyfriars' Churchyard

Stereo View

A stereo view by an unidentified photographer - The Martyrs' Tomb, Greyfriars' Churchyard ©

The Martyrs' Tomb

 

Recent Photos

   Greyfriars' Church following restoration - 2005 ©

2005
following restoration

 

Performance of Shakespeare's play: 'Macbeth' -  2007

A scene from Frantic Redhead Productions' play 'Macbeth' - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2007 ©

A scene from Frantic Redhead Productions' play 'Macbeth' - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2007 ©

A scene from Frantic Redhead Productions' play 'Macbeth' - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2007 ©

 

History

Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk is named after the "grey friars" who frequented the church before the Reformation.

The church is now known as Greyfriars Church or Greyfriar's Kirk.

It is most famous today for the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye terrier that returned and lay beside his master's grave, every day for fourteen years.

[Edinburgh Evening News,  26 June 2002  AND  29 March 2003, p.11]

 

Old and New Churches

The original Greyfriars' Church was built between 1602 and 1620, but in 1718 it was partially wrecked when gunpowder stored in the church tower exploded.

Rather than just repair the original church, the town council commissioned plans for a second church (New Greyfriars) to be  built against the west end of the existing church.  The New Greyfriar's Church was opened in 1721.

The congregations of the old and new churches appear to have been separate until they became united in 1929.

 

Today

About ten years ago, a new organ was installed.  The church is now 2002 used for lectures, concerts  and recitals, and will soon benefit from a £1m grant from the National Lottery Fund, to be spent on renovating the roof, masonry and stained glass windows.

The exterior stonework of the church used to be coloured yellow "ochre".  It is now being restored to its original colour.

[Edinburgh Evening News,  26 June 2002  AND  29 March 2003, p.11]

 

 

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EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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