#St. Giles Cathedral

[wandering-cemeteries]

A fancy tomb in St Giles' Cathedral.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Feb. 2017

[royalpain16]

Does anybody here Tumblr in the royal fandom know where I could watch the coronation service in Scotland inside St. Giles basilica?

I can find the procession, and the fly passed but not the ceremony inside the church. I'm in the US and don't have BBC.

[abigailmccainabroad]

[jam-and-butterfly]

First stop on the trip...A tour of St. Giles' Cathedral. The Thistle Chapel with its intricate wood carvings captivated Kate's eyes most.

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[vox-anglosphere]

The mediaeval heart of Old Edinburgh still inspires the Scottish soul

[scotianostra]

November 10th 1839 saw the birth of Thomas Ross.

Ross became best known for the partnership of MacGibbon and Ross, who wrote comprehensive multi-volume books about Scotland's castles and churches.

If you haven't heard of the duo, I can be sure that you will have seen some of their drawings that were included in their books, I have posted many in the ten years I have spent posting about Scottish history.

Thomas Ross was the son of a farmer, also Thomas Ross, and Ann Murray. He was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland. He soon moved to the office of Charles Wilson, winning a measured drawing competition during his time there. He spent the proceeds on a study trip to Yorkshire, visiting Fountains Abbey among other sites.

In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872.

David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross, toured Scotland by train and on bicycles to record every extant piece of castellated architecture they could find. The result was a mammoth five volume work, The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland, published between 1887 and 1892. It has become the Scottish Castlemanianc's bible, to which all other books on the subject refer. As well as his drawings he also took photographs of architecture, most notably St Giles.

In 1908 Ross was appointed a founder member of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, and “threw himself into its activities with enthusiasm”He was also Professor of Antiquities at the Royal Edinburgh Academy. He lived most of his adult life at in Saxe-Coburg Place in Stockbridge, Edinburgh .

Thomas Ross died at the age of ninety-one on 4 December 1930. and is buried in Comely Bank Cemetery.

Capital Collections has ten pages of his work here https://www.capitalcollections.org.uk/quick-search?q=thomas%20ross&WINID=1731258280005

[myownparadise96]

[home-phoenix]

St Giles cathedral. Edinburgh. Scotland.

[celticculture]

📷 stuart mckay photography

[fureiya]

Detail from the façade of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Depicted are William Forbes (1585 - 1634), first Bishop of Edinburgh; and theologian Alexander Henderson (1583 - 1646).

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The British Royal Family Visit Scotland For Royal Week — Day 2

Prince William, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, attend the Order of the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral on 3 July 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Order of the Thistle is the greatest order of chivalry in Scotland, recognises Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life.

The Order is second only in precedence in England to the Order of the Garter.

📸: David Cheskin - Buckingham Palace via Getty Images / Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool / Getty Images

[timelyslapintheface]

[vox-anglosphere]

King Charles receives the Honours of Scotland at St Giles' Cathedral

[ancestorsalive]

Thistle chapel, St. Giles' cathedral, Edinburgh

[oathartist]

A trip to Edinburgh

Oath

2023

[peaceliliesandtea]

i miss walking through edinburgh on summer evenings