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the kirk of st.nicholas, aberdeen

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just inside the union street gates lies the tomb by archibald simpson of robert hamilton, +1829

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heraldic tomb of john burnt, 1666

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memento mori details on the tomb of william rickart, 1699

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memento mori details, gravedigging tools, on the tomb of william rickart, 1699

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angel on the tomb of william guild, 1659

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memento mori , angels, thistle and harpon the tomb of william guild, 1659

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tombs of william guild 1659 and george davidson 1663

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memento mori on the tomb of george davidson, 1663

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gibbs' west kirk of 1752 from the n.w.

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gibbs' west kirk of 1752 from the n.w., distinctly dour compared to his work in england

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memorial to andrew thomson, +1806, wife helen hamilton +1851 and family, an empty cloak hung on the north wall of the nave, prob. mid c19

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the tomb of william guild, 1659, with pink slab detailing the restoration in 1883.

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the lead covered timber mediaeval spire stood until 1874, fell to fire, and was rebuilt in stone by william smith

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church from the north with the c12 transept with its window of 1519. on the right, gibbs west kirk of 1752, on the left simpson's east kirk of 1834-7, refenestrated by william smith in 1874 when he rebuilt tower and spire

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north door of gibbs' 1752 kirk

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blocked norman windows can be seen in the mid c12 transept: the large window is a replacement of 1519

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window of 1519 in the north transept

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the east end of the east kirk was built by archibald simpson in 1834-7, containing the little c15 crypt in the apse

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