Postcard insc: 'Coach driver's stone, Canongate Churchyard. Knox Series.'
SC 556271
Description Postcard insc: 'Coach driver's stone, Canongate Churchyard. Knox Series.'
Catalogue Number SC 556271
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 93628 PO
Scope and Content Memorial to the Society of Coachdrivers in the Canongate Kirkyard, Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh The Canongate Kirk was built in 1688 by James Smith at the instigation of James VII from money left to the Crown by a rich merchant, Thomas Moodie. It is a place of worship for the Royal family when they are in residence at Holyrood Palace. This headstone, erected by the Society of Coachdrivers in 1795, stands in the west of the churchyard. Carved at the top of the stone is a skull below which is a coach crossing a bridge. In the 16th century the Canongate had its own craft incorporations, distinct from those of Edinburgh. The Society of Coachdrivers was based in the Canongate as this was the starting point for the regular stagecoaches to London. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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