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Album of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

551 768/1

Description Album of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

Date c. 1718 to 1855

Collection Collection of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 768/1

Category All Other

Copies SC 2580591, SC 2580592, SC 2574975, SC 2574976, SC 2574977, SC 2580594

Scope and Content A collection of drawings, manuscripts and engravings assembled by publisher and antiquarian John Britton (1771-1857) relating to the architecture and restoration of Rosslyn Chapel. 12 drawings by Joseph Gandy, 3 by David Roberts, and one by John R Thompson, Custodian of the Chapel. The collection includes letters by William Burn and George Meikle Kemp, and also letters by David Roberts criticising William Burn's work on the chapel.

Access Conditions Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.

Accession Number 2021/8

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2572775

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Collection Level (551 768) Collection of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

> Batch Level (551 768/1) Album of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574005 Note for a lecture on Rosslyn Chapel by John Britton, Verso c. 1845 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573977 Extract from Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel’ with introduction by John Britton, p.2. c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573981 Remarks by George Meikle Kemp on his sketches of Rosslyn Chapel, Recto c. 1839 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573984 Excerpt of a review of Memoir of John Aubrey by John Britton, 1845, copied from The Gentleman’s Magazine, Volume 25, January 1846, Verso c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573985 Letter from John Dundas to William Burn concerning John Britton’s request for information relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Recto 25/12/1845 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574006 Ground plan of Rosslyn chapel by Joseph Michael Gandy with annotations by John Britton, Recto c. 1806 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574007 Ground plan of Rosslyn chapel by Joseph Michael Gandy with annotations by John Britton, Verso c. 1806 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573987 Letter from John Dundas to William Burn concerning John Britton’s request for information relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Verso 25/12/1845 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573969 Letter from David Roberts to John Britton regarding Roberts’ presentation to the Royal Institute of British Architects concerning evidence of historic alterations to Rosslyn Chapel, p.2. Verso 2/2/1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574098 Account of the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Rosslyn Chapel, from Arthur Helps’ Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 to Which are Prefixed and Added Extracts from the Same Journal Giving an Account of Earlier Visits to Scotland and Tours in England and Ireland and Yachting Excursions, London, 1868, chapter XXV, p. 483. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573971 Copy of the Charter of the Hereditary Protectorate granted by the Scottish Freemasons to Sir William St Clair in 1630, copied by Sir Walter Scott from the manuscripts of Father Richard Augustine Hay, Recto c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573972 Copy of the Charter of the Hereditary Protectorate granted by the Scottish Freemasons to Sir William St Clair in 1630, copied by Sir Walter Scott from the manuscripts of Father Richard Augustine Hay, p.1. Recto c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573973 Copy of the Charter of the Hereditary Protectorate granted by the Scottish Freemasons to Sir William St Clair in 1630, copied by Sir Walter Scott from the manuscripts of Father Richard Augustine Hay, p.1. Verso c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573974 Copy of the Charter of the Hereditary Protectorate granted by the Scottish Freemasons to Sir William St Clair in 1630, copied by Sir Walter Scott from the manuscripts of Father Richard Augustine Hay, p.2. Recto c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574008 View of trefoil above the entrance to Rosslyn chapel and an adjacent window by Joseph Michael Gandy, lower half c. 1806 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574010 Letter from James Fergusson to John Britton drawing comparison between Rosslyn Chapel and examples of Spanish and Portuguese ecclesiastical architecture, p.1. Recto 2/9/1855 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574013 Account of the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Rosslyn Chapel, from Arthur Helps’ Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 to Which are Prefixed and Added Extracts from the Same Journal Giving an Account of Earlier Visits to Scotland and Tours in England and Ireland and Yachting Excursions, London, 1868, chapter XXV, p. 452. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573975 Extract from Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel’ with introduction by John Britton, p.1. c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573979 Letter from William Burn to John Britton regarding the crypt at Rosslyn Chapel, Verso 7/1/1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573983 Excerpt of a review of Memoir of John Aubrey by John Britton, 1845, copied from The Gentleman’s Magazine, Volume 25, January 1846, Recto c. 1846 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573988 Draft conclusion to a lecture on Rosslyn Chapel by John Britton, Recto c. 1845 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2573982 Remarks by George Meikle Kemp on his sketches of Rosslyn Chapel, Verso c. 1839 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574014 Account of the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Rosslyn Chapel, from Arthur Helps’ Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 to Which are Prefixed and Added Extracts from the Same Journal Giving an Account of Earlier Visits to Scotland and Tours in England and Ireland and Yachting Excursions, London, 1868, chapter XXV, p. 453. 1868 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 2574020 Account of the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Rosslyn Chapel, from Arthur Helps’ Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 to Which are Prefixed and Added Extracts from the Same Journal Giving an Account of Earlier Visits to Scotland and Tours in England and Ireland and Yachting Excursions, London, 1868, chapter XXV, p. 460. 1868 Item Level

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