2009

NT2673 : Canongate Manse

taken 15 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Canongate Manse in this square
Canongate Manse
Canongate Manse
In Scotland the 'manse' has always been more than just a building. It has been an educational force. 'Sons of the manse' formed the backbone of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century and are still prominent in the life of the nation to this day, viz. David Steel and Gordon Brown, to name but two recent examples. Tony Blair was a regular visitor here when Selby Wright was minister of the Canongate Kirk. LinkExternal link

"Who have written the best histories, ancient and modern? It has been a clergyman of this church. Who has written the clearest delineation of the human understanding and all its powers? A clergyman of this church. Who has written the best system of rhetoric, and exemplified it by his own orations? A clergyman of this church. Who wrote a tragedy that has been deemed perfect? A clergyman of this church. Who was the most profound mathematician of the age he lived in? A clergyman of this church. Who is his successor in reputation as in office? Who wrote the best treatise on agriculture? Let us not complain of poverty for it is a splendid poverty indeed!"
-- Alexander Carlyle, minister at Inveresk from 1748 to 1805

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Category: Manse other tags: Manse Historic Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Building [475] · Scottish Parliament [380] · Canongate [379] Title Clusters: · Canongate Manse [2] ·
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NT2673, 2364 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
kim traynor   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 265 738 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.1334N 3:10.6592W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 265 738
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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