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Bottom of the Pends

skreid — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:28:05 +0000

The Pends is the road that runs from St Andrews Harbour up to the Cathedral.

The walls here are probably built using the stone from the ruined cathedral. I doubt very much that they are original medieval city walls, especially since there is now a public toilet in the round tower on the left of this photo. The building on the right with the large cross on it, is the old town mortuary, this is now also a public ladies toilet.

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Kinburn Castle

skreid — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:58:52 +0000

Built as a private residence in 1855 and named after a Crimean battle of the same year, Kinburn Castle became the home of St Andrews Museum in 1991. It is owned and operated by Fife Council

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Hope Park Church

skreid — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:15:36 +0000

The congregation has had a number of different homes since it was formed back in 1738, but the current building, pictured above, was built in 1865. Currently the church is undergoing refurbishment so the congregation have been moved once again, this time to Strathkinness Church for the duration of the rennovations.

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Clear night at the Bandstand

skreid — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:58:45 +0000

A clear night and full moon at the Band Stand on Bow Butts.

Bow Butts is an open piece of grassy parkland lying behind the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews.

The name Bow Butts comes from the ancient requirement for all able bodied men to be able to bear arms in time of war, the weapon of choice being bow and arrow. Bow Butts was the archery range for St. Andrews.

On the hill to the right you can see the Martyrs Monument, dedicated to those who gave their lives for their beliefs.

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Madras College in Spring

skreid — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:42:32 +0000

Madras College South Street, I took this shot last april when the trees were still covered in blossom.

Madras College, Founded in 1833 by Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, is a listed building situated in the centre of St Andrews. The school itself is a split site school, this building houses 4th, 5th and 6th year pupils.

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Butts Wynd

skreid — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:28:40 +0000

The interestingly named Butts Wynd in St Andrews. Connecting North Street and The Scores. The clock tower is the steeple of St Salvators Chapel.

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Hole in the Wall

skreid — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:23:25 +0000

This is one of the gates in the sandstone walls that surround St Leonards School in St Andrews. Like many old walls in the town it is most likely built using the stone from ruined St Andrews Cathedral.

The “turrets” look to be purely for asthenics rather than function.

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Market Street

skreid — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:14:40 +0000

This is the east end of Market street in St Andrews and leads down to South Castle Street. One of the cobbled lanes that you find in the old part of town.

With the exception of the Gospel Hall and a second hand book shop this street is mainly residential.

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Madras College

skreid — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:51:54 +0000

I thought it’d be fun to take a few shots of my old high school.

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McIntosh Hall

skreid — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:52:10 +0000

Also known as “Chattan” this university residence stretches the full length of Abbotsford Crescent.

The original McIntosh Hall was acquired by the University in 1921 and subsequently extended.

In other news: I spent a my lunch hour taking some more photos for the Holy Trinity Church website today. Hopefully these will be online soon. Can’t remember the last time I spent that amount of time in a church

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