General view from South West
SC 426627
Description General view from South West
Collection Eric de Maré: photographs
Catalogue Number SC 426627
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 37366 CN
Scope and Content John Knox House, High Street, Edinburgh John Knox House was first mentioned in 1525 as the property of Walter Reidpath. It was inherited by James Mossman, goldsmith to Mary Queen of Scots, in 1556. John Knox, the Scottish Preacher, may have spoken from here but it is unlikely he lived here. The house, although extensively rebuilt, has features characteristic of 16th-century architecture including the projecting timber galleries, the last surviving in Edinburgh, and an outside stair over shops to the first-floor rooms. In 1560, as an ordained minister of St Giles, John Knox became the chief inspiration and influence of the Scottish Reformation. Parliament abolished papal authority, the mass was forbidden and a Confession of Faith approved, establishing Protestantism. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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