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the kirk of st.nicholas, aberdeen

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c17 and c19 tombs along the western wall of the churchyard

the kirk of st.nicholas, aberdeen

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gravestones around the west end gates, with some of the grand c17 tombs built onto the churchyard wall

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plenty of large c17 slabs lie around the churchyard; this one initialled r.s., m.f.

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tomb of james knowles +1764

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a blocked norman window can be seen in the east face of the c12 north transept; the spire is 1874 by william smith, the choir is 1834-7 by simpson, with tracery by smith

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gibbs' mid c18 west kirk next to the south transept virtually rebuilt by simpson in the early c19, with the late c19 spire above.

the kirk of st.nicholas, aberdeen

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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

glasgow. st.vincent's 1859

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by greek thomson

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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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william smith's spire of 1874

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tomb of the architect who built the east kirk and so much else in the town, archibald simpson, buried to the s.e. of the kirk in 1847

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ship on the tomb of james knowles +1764

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memento mori on the tomb of william cruickshank, 1760, with date 1763

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view west in gibbs' west kirk, fitted out in 1755 with galleries all round, and pulpit to the south, opposite the parliamentary clock.

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tomb of william cruickshank, 1760, with date of 1763 by the memento mori

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view east in gibbs' mid c18 west kirk, with the civic pew up on a gallery.

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merchant's tomb dated 1657, 1667 in the west kirk

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two original c12 capitals from the crossing remain on the floor there

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