Volume contents
- 1 - Dunfermline , Index
- 3 - Dunfermline , Page 3 (start)
- 10 - Dunfermline , Page 10
- 20 - Dunfermline , Page 20
- 30 - Dunfermline , Page 30
- 40 - Dunfermline , Page 40
- 50 - Dunfermline , Page 50
- 60 - Dunfermline , PAge 60
- 70 - Dunfermline , Page 70
- 80 - Dunfermline , Page 80
- 90 - Dunfermline , Page 90
- 98 - Dunfermline , Page 98 (end)
- 99 - Dunfermline , Title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ABBEY NEW CHURCH | 035 | Description of Abbey New Church Continued [from Page 55] in consequence of his grave [being] there when digging for the [foundations]. The interior of the church, is [elegantly] ornamented with fluted [pillars] four of the largest supporte [the] tower, and the smaller ones the [?] also the ceiling is handsomely decorated with imitations of [--?] in Roman cement, It is in the [figure of] a cross, as similar as could be [supposed to] that of the origianl Abbey church on the [site of] the transepts of which it partly stands, It [is] fitted up with seats for about 2000 persons [including a] gallery and 110 free sittings for the accommodation of the [--?] This being a collegiate church, there are two ministers the Rev [Reverend] P. [Chalmers] has the first charge, and the Rev. [Reverend] Mr French the second, There are 1000 [hearers?] an average of which about 600 are communicants, |
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| Site of the TRANSEPTS | Continued [from Page 55] The interior of the church, is [elegantly] ornamented with fluted [pillars] four of the largest supporte [the] tower, and the smaller ones the [?] also the ceiling is handsomely decorated with imitations of [--?] in Roman cement, It is in the [figure of] a cross, as similar as could be [supposed to] that of the original Abbey church on the [site of] the transepts of which it partly stands, |
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| BRUCE'S GRAVE | Continued [from Page 55] in consequence of his grave [being] there when digging for the [foundations]. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 56
[Note] -- "In digging for the foundation of the new parish church, in February 1818, the tomb of Robert Bruce
was discovered and his sKeleton found wrapt in lead, On a subsequent day, the tomb was again opened
in presence of the Barons, of Exchequer, several literary Gentlemen from Edinburgh, the Magistrates
of the town and the neighbouring gentry, A cast of the sKull having been [taKen], the stone coffin in which
the remains lay was filled with melted pitch; it was then built over with Mason worK, and
the pulpit of the New church now marKs the spot where all that remains on earth of the
patriotic person is deposited." -- Full [Fullarton's] Gazetteer of Scotland,
Transcriber's notes
For situation see Town plan - http://maps.nls.uk/view/74415326
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 121 - Town of Dunfermline, OS1/13/121
This volume contains information on the place names found in the town of Dunfermline.
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