Lady Yester's Kirk
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Lady Yester's Kirk was a parish church of the Church of Scotland and one of the burgh churches of Edinburgh. Founded in 1647, it served the south-eastern part of Edinburgh's Old Town until its union w
Lady Yester's Kirk
The stone which once marked the location of Lady Yester's burial, now housed in Greyfriars Kirk
Mungo Watson, notable beadle of Lady Yester's at the turn of the 19th century
The church in the 1820s
Tron Kirk
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The Tron Kirk is a former principal parish church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a well-known landmark on the Royal Mile. It was built in the 17th century and closed as a church in 1952. Having stood e
Lady Yester's Kirk
…Master of Yester being a title held in courtesy by her eldest son. In 1635, the town council moved to erect two new churches: the one that become the Tron Kirk and another at Castlehill. When funds proved insufficient for both, the Castlehill project was abandoned and funds and efforts redirected towards the…
The Tron Kirk in Edinburgh's High Street
Engraving of the kirk as it looked before 1785
The stone spire of Tron Kirk by R & R Dickson
The Tron in 2012