![]() Growth of the building.ĭescription of the parish church previous to the Reformation.Ĭhanges made at the Reformation. Later history illustrating social history. The apse, the enlarged presbytery, the choir and pulpitum. Size of Norman churches and influence on subsequent work. Norman Conquest, Norman plans for great churches, modifications by the English. Augustine's mission, orientation, early Saxon churches, the cross-plan. Basilican plan, origin, earliest buildings, Romano-British church. Paul's, City churches, character of Wren's work. Continuance of Gothic and revival under Laud. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite. The Orders, Greek and Roman, subdivisions of an Order. Gothic traditions, gables, chimneys, etc. Henry VIII.: Gothic with Italian details. Perpendicular: Reduction of wall surface. Roofs.ĭecorated: The development of tracery, geometrical, flowing. Effect of the change on vaulting.Įarly English: King Henry III. Figures in stoneĮlgin has more medieval memorials than any other Scottish cathedral.Saxon: Houses. ![]() Inside are a well-preserved reading lectern and a riot of carved beasts and faces. The choir and presbytery, built around 1270, show the influence of regional trends, but have a distinctive style unique to Elgin.Īn octagonal chapter house dates from the late 1200s. The east end of the cathedral was greatly extended after the fire of 1270 to provide a more magnificent setting for worship. features an oval recess above, which once housed a carved image, perhaps of the Holy Trinity, and is flanked by angels.has two doorway arches added in the early 1400s.has a processional entrance dating from after 1270.is flanked by two tall towers – part the original building. ![]() Most awe-inspiring of all is the spectacular west front. Much of the nave is reduced to foundations, but the rest stands remarkably complete. One of Elgin’s former bishops, Alexander Bur (1362–97) boasted that his cathedral was “the ornament of the realm, the glory of the kingdom”. After the Reformation, it was used only sometimes for Catholic worship. Before the time of Bishop Brice of Douglas (1203–22), it moved between Kinneddar, Birnie and Spynie.īishop Brice chose Spynie (2 miles north) as the permanent location for his cathedral, but it moved to Elgin around 1224. But the bishop’s ‘cathedra’ (seat) wasn’t always at Elgin. ![]() The cathedral was the spiritual heart of the diocese of Moray. A fine collection of architectural fragments hints at the building’s lost beauty, while documentary evidence sheds light on religious life at Elgin. The cathedral was once richly carved and adorned with stained glass and painted decoration. Even as a ruin, the cathedral still boasts plenty of detail that tells of its development and embellishment. Work began on the cathedral in the first half of the 1200s, but it is the product of three main building phases. It continued to do so even after its demise at the Protestant Reformation of 1560. The monumentally impressive building dominated the flat and fertile Laich of Moray from the time it was built. Elgin Cathedral, known as the ‘Lantern of the North’, is one of Scotland’s most beautiful medieval cathedrals.
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