aberdeen granite
John Knox As Keystone, Aberdeen
With serene and pious expectation John Knox in Geneva Cap awaits in vain a congregation no longer there. This fine carved head sits above the main doorway of the church in Gerrard Street. Despite the signage Knox can't be described as a Street Baptist, more a Street Fighter. Literally and metaphorically Knox is keystone to the building; holding up theologically what was once Gerrard Street Free Church (now Baptist premises). Designed by George Coutts from original plans by Daniel Macandrew the church was opened for worship on 4 February 1900, replacing a more modest structure of 1844. At the time the largely working class congregation was described as "douce sensible folk". This is a grand piece of architecture which sits where was once tenemental and industrial properties, on the eastern side of the city, a far cry from the swish villas further west. The head was probably carved in the yard of Arthur Taylor of Aberdeen.
John Knox As Keystone, Aberdeen
With serene and pious expectation John Knox in Geneva Cap awaits in vain a congregation no longer there. This fine carved head sits above the main doorway of the church in Gerrard Street. Despite the signage Knox can't be described as a Street Baptist, more a Street Fighter. Literally and metaphorically Knox is keystone to the building; holding up theologically what was once Gerrard Street Free Church (now Baptist premises). Designed by George Coutts from original plans by Daniel Macandrew the church was opened for worship on 4 February 1900, replacing a more modest structure of 1844. At the time the largely working class congregation was described as "douce sensible folk". This is a grand piece of architecture which sits where was once tenemental and industrial properties, on the eastern side of the city, a far cry from the swish villas further west. The head was probably carved in the yard of Arthur Taylor of Aberdeen.