St Mary's Parish Church (Haddington)
The St Mary's Parish Church , also Haddington Parish Church , is a former Roman Catholic church building now part of the Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Haddington in the East Lothian council area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
history
A Marienkirche in Haddingtoun is documented for the first time in 1139 . This was in the course of acts of war under Eduard III. destroyed in 1356. Construction of today's St Mary's Parish Church began a little later. In the 1380s it was partially completed, so that it could be used as a collegiate monastery . However, the construction of St Mary's Parish Church was not finally completed until late in the 15th century. In the Anglo-Scottish Wars , the church was badly damaged during the siege of Haddington in the 1540s. Two decades later, the bell tower and the west wing were made usable again and served as a parish church for over 400 years . The church was extensively redesigned in 1811. However, this measure did not include the east wing, which remained in ruins. This was not restored until the 1970s.
description
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St Mary's Parish Church is on the north bank of the Tyne on the southern edge of Haddington. The Gothic building has a cruciform floor plan with a crossing tower between the choir and nave . The nave is four axes wide, the choir five axes. The buttress closes with English pinnacles , which were only added in the 19th century. Broad tracery with leaded glass windows are let into both ends . The building closes with slate roofs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information from the parish ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry on St Mary's Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on St Mary's Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′ 11.6 " N , 2 ° 46 ′ 18.7" W.