Posts Tagged ‘church’
Spring outside a monumental little secret
Last year I wrote about how visiting The Church of Holy Rude in Stirling was surprising. While the car was being serviced I spent an hour wandering around the outside of the church. I have no fasciation for graveyards, but the textures and symbolism was so strong (as were the snowdrops) my iphone was deployed.
Saturday 7th August 2010 was the date, The Church of Holy Rude Stirling the fab setting for the marriage of Caroline and Graeme. I have visited many churches and this one is stunning. The 14th century timber roof beams, gorgeous windows, and an organ to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand-up…
I’ll keep this light on words as i think this building speaks for itself. This is Coats Memorial Church in Paisley, Renfrewshire. As an Engineering student I sat exams in its cold interior (with a trusty tip-ex bottle of etched maths formulae), but its the gothic exterior that grabs the eye in Paisley’s High Street. …
