Haddington, Church Street, Holy Trinity Church
Church (18th Century)
Site Name Haddington, Church Street, Holy Trinity Church
Classification Church (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Episcopal Church
Canmore ID 207141
Site Number NT57SW 181
NGR NT 51809 73870
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/207141
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Haddington
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NMRS REFERENCE:
Architect: Orphoot, Whiting & Bryce - scheme of reconstruction & addition of chancel.
1770. Gothic. renovated 1843.
Holy Trinity Church - Scheme of reconstruction - text & reconstruction drawing (D5/EL(P))
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Geophysical Survey (September 2022)
NT 51809 73870 The Church dating to 1770, with later alterations and additions is on the site of the former Franciscan Priory Church ‘Lamp of the Lothian’, a bastion associated with the 1548/9 siege was thought to be built on the site. A geophysical survey of three areas – the Manse garden, main driveway and area to NE was carried out, in September 2022, with inconclusive results due to the very low moisture content of the subsoil. A further survey of the garden and driveway was completed in October in more suitable conditions. There are some higher resistance anomalies in each area that could represent earlier structures the evidence is not conclusive and would require further investigation.
Archive: NRHE and East Lothian Council HER
Funder: Haddington Holy Trinity Church, East Lothian Council, Siege of Haddington Research Group and Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
Ian Hawkins – Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
(Source: DES Volume 23)
