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Date 1866
Event ID 932907
Category Recording
Type Photographic Record
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/932907
Photographs of Melrose Abbey 1866 likely taken by William Donaldson Clark. Collection held at RCAHMS
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Melrose Abbey
Abbey (Medieval)
Canmore ID 55738 |
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DP 149756
General view from south, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149757
General view from south west, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149745
Detail of processional doorway with woman knitting, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149747
View of processional doorway and seat with man and child, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149748
Detail of south transept doorway with two men, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149749
General view from south east showing many gravestones, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149751
General view from south, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149754
Nave arcade, detail of capital, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149758
Detail of piers in nave, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149763
View of choir and south transept from the south east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149765
Detail of north transept doorway, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149766
Detail of south west angle, south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149772
Detail of choir, Melrose Abbey with a man standing.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149773
South elevation showing detail of south transept gable, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149774
Detail of exterior of choir, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149776
Detail of doorway out of south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149777
Detail of pier capital, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149778
General view from south east, Melrose Abbey..
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149779
General view from south east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149780
Detail of south transept, showing carved niche bases, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149781
Nave arcade, detail of capitals, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149782
Detail of nave arches, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149783
View of choir and south transept from the south east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149786
View of choir and south transept from east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149787
Choir, detail of window at east end, showing a man leaning on a railing, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149788
View of doorway in south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149790
Detail of processional doorway, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149791
General view from south east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149792
Detail of pier capital and vaultig shaft, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149795
Detail of carved stone titled 'John Morow panel', Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149796
View of choir and south transept from east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149976
Detail of south transept gable and stair turret, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149977
General view from south west, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149978
General view from east, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149979
View of processional doorway to the west and seated man, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149981
Detail capital of pier in nave, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149982
Detail of clerestorey window in west wall of south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149985
Detail of capital of south pier of pulpitum, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149986
Detail of nave and figure of St Andrew, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149987
Detail of doorway out of north transept, showing seated man, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149988
Detail of pier capital, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149989
Detail of north aisle of nave from west, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149990
Detail of arcading in cloisters showing seated man wearing shawl and bonnet, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149991
Detail of south elevation of nave, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149992
Detail of clerestorey window in west wall of south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149993
Detail of top of stair turret, south transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149994
Detail of figure of virgin and child, south side of nave, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149995
Detail of royal arms on west buttress, south side, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149996
General view from south west, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149997
View of south transept from west showing lady standing, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
c. 1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149998
Detail of south transept, showing carved niche base, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 149999
View of rood screen doorway, showing carved stones and man leaning on wall, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 150000
Detail of piscina, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 150001
View of figure of St Peter in north transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 150002
Detail of interior of gable of north transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 150003
View of piscina in south chapel, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 150015
View of detail of south side of nave, Melrose Abbey. The man in the image may be the photographer William Donaldson Clark.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 151898
View of north transept, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)

DP 151904
View of south doorway, Melrose Abbey.
William Donaldson Clark
1866
© Courtesy of HES (William Donaldson Clark Collection)


























































