Temple Church

Category

Library Item

Item no

29010

Title

Temple Church

Description

Temple Church, a ruined church, and a few houses with smoke billowing from their chimneys stand surrounded by trees.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

15.1 cm x 12.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Temple's history as a settlement can be traced back to the Roman occupation of Southern Scotland and was the Scottish base for The Knights Templar between the 12th century and their suppression in the 14th. Temple became home to another significant group in the 1870's. Irish navvies were lodged here due to its proximity to the site of the Gladhouse reservoir works. It is thought that during their time here there was drunkenness and violence between groups of these navvies which resulted in the village acquiring a new police station and two full time policemen to combat the problem.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Architectural features > Cupolas

Architecture > Architectural features > Roofs

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Water > Reservoirs

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

Religion > Religious facilities > Churches

Religion > Religious facilities > Disrepair (places of worship)

Religion > Religious facilities > Ruins

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