Geoff Piltz
Kirkandrews-upon-Esk Church Interior
The beautiful Grade II* Kirkandrews-upon-Esk Church was built on an unusual north south axis in 1775 by the Reverend Dr. Robert Graham. The interior was refurbished in the Italian style by Temple Moore, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's pupil master. The scheme includes the painted and gilded screen : the elaborately carved images and symbols convey the Christian message that God sent his only Son Jesus Christ to die upon the Cross for Man's salvation and the altarpiece with its copy of Raphael's last painting the Transfiguration which affirms the divinity of Christ. The stained glass panels inset into the chequer board patterned tinted window panes are by Henry Victor Milner. The subjects of these panels together with the symbols in their borders echo the message of the Screen
The tranquillity of the present Church, across the river Esk from the Roman frontier fort of Castra Exploratorum, belies the turbulence of its past, for it lay at the heart of the Debatable Land of the English Scottish Border and its parish was home to the notorious Graham Reiving Clan.
Church Services use the Book of Common Prayer with Readings from the King James Bible so the language of the King, who brought peace to this most lawless parish, is still heard in the parish today
The first mention of a place of worship on the site is in a gift to the Canons of Jedburgh Abbey in 1165.
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Kirkandrews-upon-Esk Church Interior
The beautiful Grade II* Kirkandrews-upon-Esk Church was built on an unusual north south axis in 1775 by the Reverend Dr. Robert Graham. The interior was refurbished in the Italian style by Temple Moore, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's pupil master. The scheme includes the painted and gilded screen : the elaborately carved images and symbols convey the Christian message that God sent his only Son Jesus Christ to die upon the Cross for Man's salvation and the altarpiece with its copy of Raphael's last painting the Transfiguration which affirms the divinity of Christ. The stained glass panels inset into the chequer board patterned tinted window panes are by Henry Victor Milner. The subjects of these panels together with the symbols in their borders echo the message of the Screen
The tranquillity of the present Church, across the river Esk from the Roman frontier fort of Castra Exploratorum, belies the turbulence of its past, for it lay at the heart of the Debatable Land of the English Scottish Border and its parish was home to the notorious Graham Reiving Clan.
Church Services use the Book of Common Prayer with Readings from the King James Bible so the language of the King, who brought peace to this most lawless parish, is still heard in the parish today
The first mention of a place of worship on the site is in a gift to the Canons of Jedburgh Abbey in 1165.
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