The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3 — John Shaqi
The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3MacGibbon, David
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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 2/3
MacGibbon, David
Church architecture -- Scotland
NORTH SEA
[Illustration:
A. Cathedral.
B. St. Regulus.
C. Kirkheugh.
D. Prior’s Lodging, or Hospitium Vetus.
E. Cloisters.
F. Manse.
G. Entrance to Abbey from Street.
H. St. Leonards Church.
J. St. Leonards College.
K. Site of New Inn.
L. Tiend Barn.
M. Mill Race.
N. Mill Dam.
O. O. Mill Sluice.
P. Abbey Mill.
Q. Holy Well.
R. Harbour Gate.
S. Gate to Cornfields.
T. Dovecot and Tower.
FIG. 457.--St. Andrews Cathedral. Plan showing Enclosing Wall of Priory
Grounds.] The gate in the east wall (see =R=, Fig. 457), which is close
to the harbour, and is called the Harbour Gate, is shown in Fig. 459.
This wall was built by Prior Hepburn, whose arms are to be seen on
several of the towers, and one bears the date of 1520.
Martine informs us that amongst the other buildings scattered throughout
the grounds were the following (most of which are shown in Fig. 457),
viz.:--
THE GUEST HOUSE, within the precinct of St. Leonard’s College. It
was built by John White, seventh prior, about the middle of the
thirteenth century. Part of the wall is believed to be still
standing.
THE NEW INN. “It is thought this was the last building about the
abbacie before the Reformation,” and to have been built as a
retreat for Magdalene, Queen of James V., who, however, did not
live to visit it, as she died in 1537. Only the entrance gateway of
this building now remains. It contains the Scottish arms and the
arms of Prior Hepburn. The New Inn was afterwards the occasional
residence of the archbishop.
[Illustration: FIG. 458.--St. Andrews Cathedral. Enclosing Wall,
with Gateway and Towers.]
THE GRANARY stood to the north-east of the New Inn. Part of the
east side wall is thought to be still standing, and on the east
side of this is the monastery well, shown on the Plan.
THE ABBEY MILL, with the mill dam and mill lead, sluices, &c., are
shown on the Plan (Fig. 457), and are still in use.
THE TIEND BARN still stands in the neighbourhood of the mill, and
is still utilised.
Numerous other buildings are mentioned by Martine, such as the Brew
House (which stood near the mill), the Malt House, Bear Girnell,
Promptwarium, Hortus Gladiatorius, Barnsdeall-Yaird, &c., of which no
remains survived in his time.
Besides these buildings directly connected with the priory and cathedral
there still exists, opposite the west end of the latter, the manse of
the archdeacon, “commonlie called the archdeacon’s inns.”[21]
[Illustration: FIG. 459.--St. Andrews Cathedral. Priory. Harbour Gate.]
Among other bishops who were builders of portions of the cathedral, not
already mentioned, was William Malvoisine (1202-33). According to
Spottiswoode, he “advanced the fabrick (which was then a-building) more
than any that went before him.” It is probable that part of the nave
(most of which Winton credits to Wishart) may have been built by him.
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