St. Mary's Church, Haddington

Category

Library Item

Item no

29133

Title

St. Mary's Church, Haddington

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1888

Size

27.7 x 34.2 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Art and Design Library

Thomas Ross was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland.
In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872. Ross began sketching the architecture of Scotland along with his senior partner, contributing to the latter's public lectures, and culminating in the pair's major publications.

Building work on the St Mary the Virgin church started in 1380, and further building and rebuilding has taken place up to the present day. It is in the early Gothic style and is the longest church in Scotland, measuring 206 feet (62.8 metres) from east to west.

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