Title

St John's Kirk, Perth, Scotland.

Caption

St John's Kirk, Perth, Scotland. First mentioned in 1126, St John's Kirk is the oldest building in Perth. It was the site of a famous sermon against idolatry delivered by John Knox in 1559 during the Reformation. In 1923 the building was comprehensively restored in memory of the men of Perthshire killed during the Great War.

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_250

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3413 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior religious architecture country religion British church color colour Scotland Perth medieval Christian Christianity spire location SCOTTISH Britain mediaeval Middle Ages Scots PETER THOMPSON Church of Scotland church tower Perth and Kinross TGN photograph Peter Thompson St John's Kirk Thompson Peter PTM John Knox photograph