IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
The Butts, KELSO, TD5 7BA
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to The Butts, TD5 7BA by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (369 Images Found)
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Kelso : Old Parish Kirk
Kelso Old Parish Kirk, which is octagonal in shape, was built in 1773 by James Nisbet, who also designed Ednam House, and altered by William Elliot in 1823. It replaced the previous church, within the ruins of Kelso Abbey, which had been used since 1128, even after it had been declared derelict in 1587 following attacks by the Earl of Hertford. The Scottish Borders poet, Thomas the Rhymer, had foretold in the 13th century that Kelso Abbey would collapse when it had a full congregation. In 1770, during Sunday morning service, pieces of stone masonry began to fall from the roof, causing the congregation to flee.
John Knox's nephew, Paul Knox, was minister for two years, and his son and granndson were also ministers.
The new building has not always been popular, and has been described as a 'mustard pot', 'womb-like' and 'fit only for a circus'. The belfry over the north porch was added in 1833. The building has recently been extensively restored, and is Grade A listed. Banners of the Blues and Royals were presented to the church by the Duke of Roxburghe in 1927.
Kelso Linked Churches: http://www.kelsolinkedchurchescofs.org/kelso-old-history
Welcome to Kelso: http://www.kelso.bordernet.co.uk/churches/
Visit Scotland: http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,INF52373Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html
Image: © Ken Bagnall
Taken: 18 Mar 2011
0.02 miles
3
Kelso Old Parish Church
The church is located in Abbey Row and was built in 1771-73 to an octagonal plan. The walls are of buff sandstone and while the lower windows are rectangular, the upper ones are arched. The slated roof is capped by a cupola. The adjacent churchyard is a grassed and wooded area with a random spread of headstones, obelisks and table tombs. (Source: Pevsner Architectural Guide, The Buildings of Scotland - Borders).
Viewed from a car park at the corner of the square.
Image: © Walter Baxter
Taken: 6 Nov 2007
0.03 miles
4
Kelso Abbey
Tasteful restoration at the Abbey shows that present day masons still have the skill in their hands.
Image: © Frank Smith
Taken: 14 Feb 2013
0.03 miles
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Kelso Parish Church
The unusual octagonal shaped kirk was opened in the latter part of the 18th. century having been designed by James Nisbet who was also responsible for designing Ednam House.
Image: © James Denham
Taken: 25 Oct 2011
0.03 miles
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Barber's shop on Sheddon Park Road, Kelso
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 27 Aug 2013
0.04 miles
9
Hoot 'n' Cat coffee shop, Kelso
A cafe next to the Knowes car park.
Image: © Jim Barton
Taken: 9 Nov 2022
0.04 miles
10
Kelso Parish Kirk
The large octagonal Georgian kirk stands by the old graveyard and only yards from the ruins of the Abbey.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 3 Jan 2018
0.04 miles