John Halkerston
John Halkerston | |
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Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | Architect |
Design | St John's Kirk, Perth |
John Halkerston was a Scottish architect prominent in the 15th century. He was Master of Works at Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh, in the 1460s.[1][2] Around the same time, he worked on St John's Kirk, in Perth, whose northwest porch is now named "Halkerston Tower"[3] in his honour.[4] The door of the tower is known as the "Bride's Entrance" due to its use during weddings today.[5][6]
Halkerston's Wynd, a section of the Edinburgh town walls, is named for him.[7]
References[]
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Chalmer's Close, Trinity College Church Apse, Including Carved Stone Fragments and Boundary Walls (Category A Listed Building) (LB25747)". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Perth: The Archaeology and Development of a Scottish Burgh – David P. Bowler, Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee, Perth, 2004, p. 21
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "St John's Kirk, Kirkside, St John's Place, St John Street (Category A Listed Building) (LB39300)". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ "A walk around the exterior of the Kirk" – St John's Kirk official website
- ^ "A walk around the Stunning Interior of the Kirk" – St John's Kirk official website
- ^ The History of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity and the Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1460–1661 (1911), p. 20
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