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St Michael's Church, Inveresk
St Michael’s Church, Inveresk is a Church of Scotland church serving the parish of Musselburgh: St Michael's Inveresk, in Scotland. Known as "the Visible Kirk" because of its prominent position at the top of the hill within the historic village of Inveresk, it is a Category A listed building. History There have been at least three churches on the site of the present church. The first was built beside the ruins of the Roman fort and is believed to have been a wooden structure which, according to legend, was built at the instigation of the Irish missionary nun Modwenna. The second church was a medieval stone construction built sometime before 1547. Both Oliver Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie commandeered the building during their respective campaigns. This building was also visited and preached in by James Wishart, who was accompanied by John Knox as part of the armed guard. By the end of the eighteenth century the size and condition of the medieval church were causing con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inveresk
Inveresk (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Inbhir Easg'') is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the north bank of a loop of the River Esk, Lothian, River Esk. This ridge of ground, 20 to 25 metres above sea level, was used by the Romans as the location for Inveresk Roman Fort in the 2nd century AD. The prefix "Aber and Inver (placename elements), Inver" (Gaelic ''inbhir'') means a river mouth and refers to the point where the River Esk meets the Firth of Forth. The village was formerly in the Midlothian parish of Inveresk and developed separately from the burgh of Musselburgh. History A Roman cavalry fort sat on the hilltop around 200AD and numerous Roman artefacts and buildings have been found in the village over the years. In 2004, archaeological excavations by Headland Archaeology found Roman artefacts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Edinburgh
The Museum of Edinburgh, formerly known as Huntly House Museum, is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, housing a collection relating to the town's origins, history and legends. Exhibits include an original copy of the National Covenant signed at Greyfriars Kirk in 1638 and a reconstruction of Field Marshal Earl Haig's headquarters on the Western Front during the Great War, the latter exhibiting items bequeathed to the Museum. Situated in the late 16th-century Huntly House on the Canongate, the museum is maintained by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Museum also houses spectacular collections of decorative art which reveal a rich history of Scottish craftsmanship, from beautifully cut and engraved glass and intricately made silver from Edinburgh and Canongate, costume, longcase clocks, along with Scottish pottery and Scottish porcelain dating from the 1760s. See also * Edinburgh Museums, libraries and galleries References External links Official website Museu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boddam, Aberdeenshire
Boddam is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is north of Aberdeen and south of Peterhead. The settlement of Stirling Village lies immediately to the west. Sea cliffs rise to , south of the village: a coastal path leads along these to the Bullers of Buchan. History There is vicinity evidence of prehistoric man, particularly slightly to the southwest of Boddam where a number of prehistoric monuments including Catto Long Barrow, Silver Cairn and many tumuli are found. In that same vicinity of the Laeca Burn watershed is the point d'appui of historic battles between invading Danes and indigenous Picts. While human occupation in the vicinity of Boddam is attested to from Neolithic times with the quarrying of flint deposits at the Den of Boddam and in more recent times by the fortified remains near the islet of Dundonnie just south of the modern-day village, for much of the early historical period there is little or no record of habitation in the location of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisherrow
Fisherrow is a harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, to the east of Portobello and Joppa, and west of the River Esk. History There has been fishing at Fisherrow and Musselburgh since Roman times, and the presen17th-century harbouris very close to the Roman harbour at the mouth of the River Esk that served the Inveresk Roman Fort on the high ground east of the Esk upriver. The Fisherrow fishermen used to fish for herring, and later for white fish, prawns and sprats. The harbour was home to a large fishing fleet. Fishing villages were close-knit communities, and there was a Fishwives' Choir, and golf tournaments took place between the fishwives of Musselburgh and Fisherrow. Fishermen and fishwives held a "Box Walk" each September which marked the end of the fishing season, and an opportunity to give presents of money to those in need. In 1939, the Firth of Forth became a strategic area for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, and fishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Battle Of The Waterloo Campaign
This is the complete order of battle for the four major battles of the Waterloo campaign. French Army order of battle Headquarters L'Armée du Nord under the command of Emperor Napoleon I. ''Major Général'' (Chief of Staff): Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia. Commander of artillery: General of Division Charles-Étienne-François Ruty. Field commanders under the direct command of Emperor Napoleon: * Marshal Ney, Prince of the Moskova: ** On 16 June 1815, at the battle of Quatre Bras, in command of the Left Wing: I Corps, II Corps (minus the Girard division, present at the battle of Ligny), III Cavalry Corps (minus the l'Héritier division, present at the battle of Ligny) and Imperial Guard light cavalry division. ** On 18 June 1815, at the battle of Waterloo, effective field commander of all the French forces present, minus those engaged at Plancenoit (VI Corps and elements of the Guard). * Marshal Marquis de Grouchy: ** On 16 June 1815, at the Battle of Ligny, in command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Norman Ramsay
Major William Norman Ramsay (1782–1815) was a Scottish officer in the British Royal Horse Artillery who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and was noted for his valour. He was killed in action at Waterloo. He was sometimes called Norman Ramsay. Life Origins William Norman Ramsay, born in 1782, was the eldest son of Captain David Ramsay, of the Royal Navy (died 1818), and belonged to the family of the Ramsays of Balmain in Kincardineshire. He entered the Royal Military Academy as a cadet on 17 January 1797, was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 27 October 1798, became first lieutenant on 1 August 1800, and second captain on 24 April 1806. He served in the Egyptian campaign, 1800–1.Lloyd 1896, p. 263. The Peninsular War In 1809 Ramsay was posted to I Troop (Bull's) of the Royal Horse Artillery, and went with it to Portugal. It was engaged at Busaco in 1810, and was specially thanked by Sir Stapleton Cotton, for its zeal and activity in cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunton Theatre
The Brunton Theatre is a mid-scale performing arts venue in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of a wider complex, incorporating council offices, and called Brunton Memorial Hall. The building is textured concrete and glass, and was designed by William Kininmonth, with a gilded relief sculpture by Tom Whalen, a Scottish sculptor, on the facade (not to be confused with Tom Whalen the American writer and scholar). Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother opened it in 1971. The name derives from John D. Brunton, son of John Brunton, the founder of the Brunton Wireworks. He died in 1951 and left a bequest of £700,000 to the people of Musselburgh for the purpose of creating a community hall. The Town Council supplemented this and created a larger scheme which incorporated their offices. There are two performance spaces in the building: a 300 capacity theatre, with notably clear sightlines, and a main hall upstairs, which seats 500. The main hall (also known as "Venue 1") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brunton (manufacturer)
John Brunton (1837–1917) was a Scottish manufacturer and philanthropist. The Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh is named after his family. Owner of a large wireworks he was the creator of lenticular line, used for aircraft production. Originally called Bruntonised wire, due to inadequate patenting the creation was taken over by the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1912 and this streamlined (non-circular) wire was thereafter called RAF wire. Life He was born in East Lothian in 1837 and spent most of his life in Musselburgh. In 1870 W. N. Brunton (either his father or older brother) opened "W. N. Brunton" a metalworks in Musselburgh known as the Seamill. It was one of the first British manufacturers to employ a high number of female workers. In 1876 John opened the Brunton Wire Works in Musselburgh. The company made specialist wires such as piano wire. In 1888 they began making wire rope (mainly for shipping or dock use). In 1909 he first created streamlined galvanised aircraft wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lindsay Alexander
William Lindsay Alexander FRSE LLD (24 August 180820 December 1884) was a Scottish church leader. Life He was born in Leith, the son of William Alexander, a wine merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay. The only address given for his father appears in 1813 at 7 Blair Street off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh rather than Leith. He was educated at Leith High School then the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, where he gained a lasting reputation for classical scholarship. He entered Glasgow Theological Academy under Ralph Wardlaw in September 1827, but in December of the same year he left to become classical tutor at the Blackburn Theological Academy, afterwards the Lancashire Independent College, in north-west England. He stayed at Blackburn until 1831, lecturing on biblical literature, metaphysics, Greek and Latin. After short visits to Germany and London, he was invited back to Edinburgh in November 1834 to become minister of North College Street church (afterwards Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Alexander (artist)
Robert Alexander RSA RSW (1840–1923) was a 19th and early 20th century Scottish artist. He had a special interest in dog and horse portraits. Life Robert was born in Dalgarven near Kilwinning in Ayrshire. He was apprenticed to a painter and decorator in Irvine around 1854, who also taught him how to paint landscapes. Around 1860 he obtained a position in the workshops of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. From 1868 he fully adopted oil painting as his profession, largely painting rural scenes and animals. He was elected ARSA in 1878 and RSA in 1888. In 1887–88 he visited Tangiers with Joseph Crawhall III, Pollock Nisbet and his son Edwin. He was an influence on the artist George Denholm Armour and accompanied him on a second trip to Tangiers. He visited Paris in 1906 and was greatly influenced thereafter by the Impressionists. His main patron was the Duke of Portland. He died in Edinburgh on 2 August 1923 and is buried in Dean Cemetery. His grave faces nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Alexander
Edwin John Alexander RSA RSW RWS (1870–1926) was a Scottish artist known for his pictures of animals and birds. Life He was born in Edinburgh in February 1870 the eldest son of the artist Robert Alexander and his wife. In 1887 and 1888 he accompanied his father on a trip to Tangiers with Joseph Crawhall III and Pollock Nisbet. On his return to Britain he studied art formally in the RSA school (the Royal Institution in Edinburgh) and then under Emmanuel Fremiet in Paris but did not receive any formal qualifications. In 1892 he returned to North Africa and settled on the Nile, living on a houseboat on the river for 4 years. He learned Arabic and began painting desert life in Egypt. He died in Musselburgh in April 1926. He his buried in Inveresk Inveresk (Gaelic: ''Inbhir Easg'') is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a conservation area since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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