Interior of Tron Kirk, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

12182

Title

Interior of Tron Kirk, Edinburgh

Description

Inside the Tron Kirk at Hunter Square excavations reveal the remains of some of Edinburgh's oldest streets.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1983

Size

48.5 x 22.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Tron Kirk was completed in 1647. It was designed by John Mylne. It takes its name from the public weighing machine that stood in a nearby street in the 17th century. The Church lost its tower in the Great Fire of 1824. It was replaced by a taller spire in 1828.Visitors to the Kirk can now view the remains of a 16th century street discovered below the building in 1974. Since 1952 the building has been owned by City of Edinburgh Council and is currently used as a visitor centre.

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