Talk:Greyfriars Kirk

Comments
At List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland there is reference first to Old Greyfriars, then to New Greyfriars, then to the Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk. Can someone add an explanation of this history please? --Doric Loon 21:29, 28 September 2005 (UTC)


 * For many years prior to 1929 Greyfriars Kirk was partitioned, with an interior dividing wall. The two separate congregations were Old Greyfriars and New Greyfriars. These were, of course, pre-microphone days. The dividing wall was removed and the restorations complete by 1938. Many historic kirks received a similar treatment, St Giles' Cathedral was divided up into 5 separate congregations until the early 19th century. A rare surviving partition of a church building is at the City Churches in Dundee (Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's) and the Steeple Church). --Matthewross 21:46, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. --Doric Loon 05:33, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Picture
The photo in this article is duplicated at David Octavius Hill; any chance of replacing it with one of the Church? Or how about letting us see that stained glass which was mentioned - important if it was so revolutionary at the time! --Doric Loon 17:04, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I've added a picture of the church itself, taken from my old living room last summer. Seriously, that was the view, it was brilliant! Rent was low because of the 'haunted' graveyard though... I think we should remove the other picture (I've left it to be diplomatic) because it isn't actually picture of the Kirk, it's taken around the inner wall of the Kirkyard. Anyone agree it should be taken down? eiscir 20:06, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It would be good to keep a link, best done by starting a Greyfriars Kirkyard article as already linked, and putting the graveyard picture there. ..dave souza, talk 20:31, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Yeh, do that. Thanks for the new piccy, Eiscir. --Doric Loon 21:02, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. Nice new pic. ..dave souza, talk 21:29, 27 April 2006 (UTC)