St Andrews Cathedral. View from North West.
SC 369420
Description St Andrews Cathedral. View from North West.
Date c. 1890
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 369420
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of F 2050
Scope and Content West and east ends of St Andrew's Cathedral Church, St Andrews, Fife St Andrew's Cathedral Church and Augustinian priory were begun by Bishop Arnold and King Malcolm IV in 1160 or 1161 and, being constructed on a scale unrivalled anywhere in Britain except at Norwich, took at least half a century to complete. The west end (foreground) was rebuilt in the 1270s after a tempest. Until 15th-century repairs, the east end (background) was lit by only three rows of windows. Most of the rest of the once-impressive structure was used as a quarry after the Reformation. Disasters suffered by St Andrews Cathedral include: 1270s - a storm demolishing its west end; 1304 - Edward I stripping the lead for his war-effort; around the mid 14th century - a serious fire; and in 1409 - a storm tumbling the south transept's gable. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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