cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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view of the cathedral from the n.e., the choir long gone, and little left of the c16 transepts.
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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c14 porch and towers, spire and crowstepped gables early c16
king's college chapel , aberdeen, scotland

king's college chapel , aberdeen, scotland

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view west towards the c16 screen and stalls
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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nave looking west, its ceiling with heraldic bosses dating from c.1520. the piers are late c14, the nave was completed to the wall head by c.1440
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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scorpion corbel , c14, at the east end of the south aisle , against one of the enormous round piers that carried the tower
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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memorials to canon dods, 1496, with relief effigy resting feet on a devil, and below to alexander de rynd, 1492
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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detail of the n.e. corner of the south aisle, with the respond of the nave arcade on the left, and the blocked arch from the aisle to the transept , all c14
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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c14 western crossing arch capital inside the church
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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the timber nave ceiling dates from 1520, with heraldic bosses of european monarchs on the north side, scottish peers on the south, and scottish bishops down the centre, ending with the arms of pope leo X over the communion table at the east end.
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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eastern arch of the nave arcade, c14, with the western crossing arch and the entry from aisle to transept blocked 1953. the unusual form of the massive n.w. pier of the crossing is evident here, being a central drum with four half drum responds attached, the design probably influenced by the netherlands.
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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the timber nave ceiling dates from 1520, with heraldic bosses of european monarchs on the north side, scottish peers on the south, and scottish bishops down the centre, ending with the arms of pope leo X over the communion table at the east end.
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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the nave ceiling dates from 1520, the boss over the east end of this protestant church still carries the papal arms of leo X
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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the nave looking east, its rebuild begun in the c14, completed by 1440, the timber ceiling with heraldic bosses dates from 1520
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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the final arcade arches at the east end of the nave and the western crossing arch are c14 work: the infilling dates from 1953, with glass by william wilson
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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memorial to canon dods, 1496, with relief effigy resting feet on a devil
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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in the 1830s the north aisle was restored by john smith, who removed the internal consistory house that had been built into it. the roof dates from then, as must the window heads and tracery
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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detail of the tomb of canon walter idyll, c.1468, whose effigy wearing the hood known as an almuce is in a recess in the north aisle
cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

cathedral of st.machar, aberdeen

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font of 1954 by hew lorimer, showing st, machar baptising local converts
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