St Giles

Category

Library Item

Item no

6429

Title

St Giles

Description

Faint sketch of the High Street, looking up towards St. Giles Cathedral and its famous crowned spire. The street is lined with tenements and shop fronts. A street lamp is visible in the foreground of the picture, attached to the exterior wall of one of the buildings.

Artist / maker

Ewbank, John Wilson

Date

1830

Size

17.7 x 23.1 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This could be a Walter Geikie copy of a Ewbank original.

St Giles Kirk, often called St Giles Cathedral, is situated on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. A church has stood on the site since around 1120-1140, but little remains of the 12th century structure. St Giles played an important part in the Scottish Protestant Reformation with John Knox serving as its minister from 1560 until his death in 1572. The building has experienced significant additions, alterations and restorations during its history. The Thistle Chapel, a private chapel for the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, was added between 1909-11.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Cathedrals