Old Parish Church Guide Book

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The compilers of this guide owe a great debt to bothDr Clement Gunn (1860-1935), a Peebles doctor, who wrote thedefinitive history of the Parish Church from original records and theReverend David MacFarlane, minister of the church from 1970 – 1997, whowas the author of previous editions and also to Charles Carrol who was theauthor of the present guide of which this is the second edition.Photographs byAlasdair R. C. MacFarlaneText Revised and Edited byRonald W. IrelandPrinted and Produced byElmbank Print, Peebles©Peebles Old Parish Church of ScotlandScottish Charity No. SCO13316September 2019
ContentsThe Former Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The Old Parish Church of Peebles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The Entrance Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Stained Glass Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Interior of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Lectern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Font-Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Church Organ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Chancel and the Choirstalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10The Choirstall Cushions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11The Paintings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Stained Glass Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13The Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The North Aisle Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15The Communion and Baptismal Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15The Church Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Royal Burgh of Peebles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Page 1: A GUIDE TOTHE OLD PARISHCHURCHOF PE
Page 6 and 7: The Former ChurchesThough the prese
Page 8 and 9: The Entrance ScreenThe entrance scr
Page 10 and 11: The PulpitThe pulpit was gifted to
Page 12 and 13: In 1937, the instrument was rebuilt
Page 14 and 15: The PaintingsThe paintings within t
Page 16 and 17: The Bellsfeature of Peebles, much c
Page 18 and 19: The Church CentreBehind the church,

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