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Elgin Cathedral, Moray: stone effigies of former bishops and earls in the south choir aisle

RIBA Ref No RIBA14577
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: Scotland
CityElgin
Subject Date1270
Image Date1954
ViewInterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/SCO/575 (ES1069)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectTombs ; Vaulting ; Ruins ; Cathedrals
NOTES: Know as the 'Lantern of the North', this cathedral was established at Elgin in 1224. The cathedral and chanonry were badly damaged by fire in 1270, 1390 and 1402. It was abandoned in 1560 and left to fall into steady decay.
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