2019

NJ9406 : St Nicholas - East Kirk

taken 5 years ago, near to Aberdeen, Scotland

St Nicholas - East Kirk
St Nicholas - East Kirk
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St Nicholas Kirk, Aberdeen

St Nicholas, also known as the "mither kirk" of Aberdeen, has origins in a Norman church of c.1150 and became one of the largest medieval churches in Scotland. In 1596 it was, unusually, split into two places of worship, one end being used by each of two parishes. The dual use today is by the two reformed denominations (Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church) under the name 'The Uniting Kirk of St Nicholas'.

The 'east kirk' is on the site of the 15th century nave and rebuilt in 1837 by Archibald Simpson/ In 2019 this was out of use, being in the middle of a major reordering that involved the removal of the floor for archaeological investigations.

The 'west kirk', designed and sponsored in 1755 by local architect James Gibbs on the site of the original Norman nave, remained in use, with many of its original features remaining.

The bell tower was rebuilt in 1877 by William Smith to replace an earlier steeple destroyed by fire.

(Precis of an information board on site, and extracts of the list description - category A, LB19966).


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Geographical Context: Religious sites Date: 1837 Architect: Archibald Simpson other tags: Church (Church of Scotland) Category A Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NJ9406, 1023 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 12 June, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9410 0628 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:8.8420N 2:5.9485W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9408 0626
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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