Edinburgh: St Giles' cathedral
The Order of the Thistle chapel designed by Robert Lorimer and finished in 1911.
Church of Scotland kirk in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. St Giles’ was founded about 1124. www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/saint-giles-history/
In 1633 Charles I created a new diocese of Edinburgh with St Giles’ as its cathedral. This Presbyterian church is still known as a cathedral but does not have a bishop.
The cathedral underwent significant restoration work in the late 1820s by the architect William Burn. Later in the nineteenth century publisher William Chambers financed major work in the 1880s by architect William Hay who had worked for the Gothic revivalist George Gilbert Scott.
Photography is permitted in St Giles on payment of a fee and for personal use only. www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/
Edinburgh: St Giles' cathedral
The Order of the Thistle chapel designed by Robert Lorimer and finished in 1911.
Church of Scotland kirk in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. St Giles’ was founded about 1124. www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/saint-giles-history/
In 1633 Charles I created a new diocese of Edinburgh with St Giles’ as its cathedral. This Presbyterian church is still known as a cathedral but does not have a bishop.
The cathedral underwent significant restoration work in the late 1820s by the architect William Burn. Later in the nineteenth century publisher William Chambers financed major work in the 1880s by architect William Hay who had worked for the Gothic revivalist George Gilbert Scott.
Photography is permitted in St Giles on payment of a fee and for personal use only. www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/