Auldhame, Tyninghame, and Whitekirk in East Lothian
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BE I NG A H ISTO RY O F AULDHAME TYNINGHAME AND WHITEKIRK , , IN EAST LOTHIAN FR N RE 1 1 —1 OM S E S S I O CORD S , 6 5 850 ’ w fl s . h . a u ; A p. v a " r d I —5 mmn. M I N I S T E R O F T H E U N I T E D P A RI S H ; ‘ ’ A UT HO R O F T H E GO S P E L O F T H E K I N GD O M WI L L I A M B L A C K W O O D A N D S O N S E D I N B U R G H A N D ~ L O N D O N M D C C C X C I I I /X 7 3 A ll Rzg/z ts r eser ved 1512 58 4 P R E FA E C . TH I S b ook has b e e n writte n fo r the sake of the and e e of S o the past, from a s ns duty . much in history of parish church e s in S cotland has b e e n and so a e e e ave lost, m ny r lics in th ir poss ssion h a e e ou a e e e e a dis pp ar d , thr gh c r l ssn ss in form r d ys , that it would b e a pity if m ore anywh e re should b I t e e the t f a e lost . s ms du y o e ve ry p rish min t far as o e to e t or is er, so it is p ssibl , coll c publish a eve ma b e o wh t r y hist rically or e ccl e siastically in t r stin wn e e o so as to e ave a g in his parish , l permanent re cord of what he and his p e opl e h ave o th inherited fr m e past . The Re cords which this parish p osse sse s do not o e ve ve e o a e pr f ss to ha any ry wid hist ric l b aring . r flh Th e y a e chie y t e chronicle of rural church life ; and the ir story is so simple and parochial b vi P RE FA CE . t it n ot e a o r t e tha will b ar mplifying, allow i s lf to For s o b e e xagge rate d to gre ater e nds . thi re as n it has e e t e tt e a t e b n lef pr y much to sp k for i s lf, without any atte mpt to draw from it conclusi ons o e a o e it can t a e and t th r th n th s na ur lly yi ld , wi h out any chance of o bscuring it by e xtran e o us o s additi n . Th e re are many things se t forth in the book are e e te as ove e which not pr s n d disc ri s , only as confirmatio ns in the Re cords of this parish of a e a o b ut a e e e e o things lr dy kn wn , st t d h r in r lati n a a e for to the local re sons ssign d them . As to the m ode rn history and condition of it ma W e u b e a e e t a hit kirk Ch rch , y dded h r h t in 188 was e e e o e and a 4 it ntir ly r st r d within , as m ny re novations as w ere possibl e at the tim e w e re a e to it a to o a m d bring b ck its rigin l condition . A a was a 1 o o I 8 1 the n rgan ls then dded . n 9 so uth transe pt was re store d unde r the dire ction D r A I . e e of Rowand nderson n doing this , th r was found through the south - w e st pillar of the to e a e t an A w r long chamb r, no doub umbry, si x fe e t long by abo u t sixte e n and e ighte e n inch e s ua e — so t a it e o the we t sq r , long h t e xt nds int s wall . I t was probably in use when the church e nded w h a t e e of the and ith wall at east sid tower, P RE FA CE . vii h t e I 1 a t e al ar th n stood there . t was in 439 th t th s a The u e e x tend e d choir wa dde d . ch rch con tains two staine d windows by M r K e mp e o f L ondon ; and a third has be e n kindly promis e d h f H by t e E arl o addington . The shield stamp e d on o ne cove r of the b ook the at a of o e o or a o is co of rms s m bish p rchbish p , b ut is no w unde ciph e rabl e : it is inse rte d ab ove the small round windo w on the o utsid e of the e e The e the o e ast gabl . ston with two cr ss s , a e o n the o e ve r o the e e st mp d th r co , is fr m c ntr h of the groining under t e to we r . The various plate s h ave b e e n prepare d by M e Wa e B outall L o o ssrs lk r , ndon , fr m photo a a e M r e u and the gr phs m d by Cro ok , Edinb rgh ; two gro und - plans of the ch urche s have be e n kindly a M r H Bl n place d at my dispos l by ippolyte a e . A A W . P . H TELY D DELL THE M E W E K RK ANS , HIT I , N ovember 18 . 93 C O T N T S E . A LD HAM E U , TY N I NGHAM E THE RE CO RDS M E R INIST , CH RCH U , O FF CE - B E RE R I A S, TH E C E DIS IPLIN , TH E CO E V NANT, TH E C AMP, WHITE K I RK TH E C H RC H U , TH E RE CO R DS , L I S T O F I L L U S TRAT I O N S . PA GE " THE R O RY AULD HAM E To C THE C U RC WAS P I , WHI H H H ’ ’ CH E F /zs z eee ATTA D, r on fi RE CO R 16 1 TY NI NGHAM E DS, 5, , RE CO R 16 0 TY NI NGHAM E DS, 5 , , TY NI NGHAM E C RC 12 TH C E RY HU H , NTU , O F TY NI NGHAM E R O RY PLAN P I , RE CO R 1688 TY N I NGHAM E DS, , , BAPTISMAL B ASIN FO R LAVE R (PE WTE R) ; CO MMUNI O N FLAGO NS E E R - BE : TY NI NGHAM E (P WT ) ; HAND LL , 44 CO O C E R TY NI NGHAM E 1 0 E MMUNI N UPS (SILV ), , 7 3 (MAD 52 CO U O CU E R E K RK 1 08 MM NI N PS (SILV ) , WHIT I , 7 , 58 CO LLE CTI O N PLATE (P E WTE R) ; CO MMUNIO N FLAGO NS (PE WTE R) E K RK 1 00 - 1 08 WHIT I , 7 7 , CO O E E R E K RK 18 1 MMUNI N PLAT (SILV ) , WHIT I , 7 , G RE O F E R TY NI NGHAM E SI NATU S MINIST S, , U B B E RE E E TY NI NGHAM E P LPIT I L (P S NT D , E K RK C RCH H— C E RY WHIT I HU , I 4T I 5TH NTU , H E K RK C RCH— TH E O RCH W IT I HU P , S T F [ LL xii L I O US TRA TI ON S . E K RK CH RC — E R O R O O K G E WHIT I U H INT I L IN AST, CO U O O K E CO C RC E MM NI N T NS ; INS ; HU H M DAL, E K RK C U RC WHIT I H H , O F E K RK R C RC PLAN WHIT I PA ISH HU H , RE CO R 16 2 E K RK DS, 9 , WHIT I , G URE O F E R E K RK SI NAT S MINIST S , WHIT I , RE CO R 1 1 E K RK DS , 7 5, WHIT I , A U L D H A M E .