John Halkerston was a Scottish architect, prominent in the 15th century.[1] He was Master of Works at Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh, in the 1460s.[2][3] Around the same time, he worked on St John's Kirk, in Perth, the northwest porch of which is now named "Halkerston Tower"[4] in his honour.[5] The door of the tower is known as the "Bride's Entrance" due to its use during weddings today.[6][7]
John Halkerston | |
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 Halkerston Tower and the "Bride's Entrance" at St John's Kirk, Perth, looking southwest | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Design | St John's Kirk, Perth, Scotland |
Halkerston's Wynd, a former wynd or alleyway in Edinburgh, is named for him.[8]
References
edit- ^ Rachel M. Delman, 'Mary of Guelders and the Architecture of Queenship in Fifteenth-Century Scotland', Scottish Historical Review, 102:2 (2023), pp. 211–231. doi:10.3366/shr.2023.0611
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Chalmer's Close, Trinity College Church Apse, Including Carved Stone Fragments and Boundary Walls (Category A Listed Building) (LB25747)". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Perth: The Archaeology and Development of a Scottish Burgh – David P. Bowler, Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee, Perth, 2004, p. 21
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "St John's Kirk, Kirkside, St John's Place, St John Street (Category A Listed Building) (LB39300)". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ "A walk around the exterior of the Kirk" – St John's Kirk official website
- ^ "A walk around the Stunning Interior of the Kirk" – St John's Kirk official website
- ^ The History of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity and the Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1460–1661 (1911), p. 20
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