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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish Church. (continued) | probability they were erected about the latter end of the 15th Century. Within the Church immediately opposite the pulpit is an ancient wooded seat on which is carved in raised letters the inscription "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want 1595." One of the arches within the church is supported by a figure of a man's head and shoulders with his arms folded crossing his heart, one side of the arch rests on his back and beneath his arms is the following inscription."Petra Feci." The present minister is the Revd. [Reveredn] William Walker. |
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[Page] 22 Parish of Mid Calder
"There is another building of great antiquity
"the parish church which stands at a small distance
"from Calder House, on the south of the village. No
"date has been discovered to record the time of its erection.
"The walls are in excellent repair and it was newly roofed
"in 1792 but the seating is of an earlier date. At the
"east end of the building is attached a cemetery belonging
"to the noble family."
"On the stones which support the Gothic Windows
"are sculptured various coats of arms of the Stewarts
"Douglasses and Torphichens with the initials of the family
"name from which there is some reason to believe that
"this fabric was originally erected by some of the ancestors
"of the noble family. Immediately opposite the pulpit
"within the church are the remains of a very ancient wooden
"seat on which is carved in raisedletters, the following inscription -
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 1595. It also contains
"the initials J.S.[--], L. and Raw. This seat was probably erected
"soon after the reformation for it is certain that churches in general
"were not fully seated till long after that period. Near to this seat
"when the church was lately undergoing repairs several coins were found of the reign of Charles I" Stat.Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Edinburgh 1845
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Transcriber's notes
This page is a continuation of the previous page and there seems to be two distinct passages. I have transcribed the right hand section first.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 9 - Parishes of Midcalder and Kirknewton, OS1/11/9
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Midcalder, and Kirknewton
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.