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Glasgow Cathedral
Valentine, James, 1865, Photograph
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
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24421
Title
Glasgow Cathedral
Description
In the centre of the photograph, Glasgow Cathedral sits in the centre of a flag stoned courtyard. A stone wall surrounds the courtyard and in the background tenement buildings of the city can be seen
Artist / maker
Valentine, James
Date
1865
Size
23.5 x 18.6cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where St Kentigern, or Mungo, the first bishop within the ancient British Kingdom of Strathclyde, was thought to have been buried in AD 612. The present cathedral was built during the 13th to 15th centuries and is a site of immense architectural value as well as continuing to be an active place of worship.
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James Valentine: Photographs of Scottish Scenery
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