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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST CHURCH [Aberdeen] | East Church | Revd. [Reverend] Mr McCulloch (E.Ch.) [East Church] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Forsyth (W.Ch.) [West Church] Mr A Scatterty (Verger) Annals of Aberdeen (Kennedy's) |
075 | The Quire which is now distinguished by the name of the East Church is a neat Gothic building, entirely divested of ornamental or carved work. It is eighty-six feet of length to the breach of the chancel, and sixtyfour feet of breadth, including the side aisles. The roof of the nave is supported by four arches on each side, which spring from Gothic columns without any ornaments. ----- |
| QUIRE [St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen] | The Quire of Saint Nicholas. | Revd. [Reverend] Mr McCulloch (E.Ch.) [East Church] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Forsyth (W.Ch.) [West Church] Mr A Scatterty (Verger) Annals of Aberdeen (Kennedy's) |
075 | In the year 1477, the magistrates and town council, on the solicitation of Thomas Spens, bishop of Aberdeen, commenced the erection of this fabric on the east end of the Church. To defray the charge of the undertaking, the council and community agreed to appropriate the customary fees of the alderman, baillies, dean of guild, and of the abbot and prior of Bon-Accord, with the whole annual revenue of the borough, for seven years, and longer, if found necessary. ---- The stones used in the structure were imported, by sea, from Caussie, in Moray, at a considerable charge, the lime for the Mortar was brought from Dysart, and the lead for covering the roof from England. ----- |
| ST NICHOLAS CHURCH | St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Church |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McCulloch (E.Ch.) [East Church] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Forsyth (W.Ch.) [West Church] Mr A Scatterty (Verger) Annals of Aberdeen (Kennedy's) |
075 | [Continued] ancient monuments and tomb stones, which in the course of many ages, been constructed within its area. The remains of those were wholly neglected, and when the church was afterwards rebuilt, those fragments of the Stones which were taken from the ruins were defaced, and appropriated without distinction, to the pavement of the new church. ----- |
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