Fifeshire - St. Regulus' Cathedral, St. Andrews. The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. St. Regulus Church was built around 1070 by Bishop Robert to house the relics of St. Andrew the apostle, which had by legend been brought to the town by St. Regulus.It was in the Romanesque style and was famous for its very tall (33m) tower, which survives today. It was soon too small for the growing local population and pilgrims, and gave way to a new Cathedral begun in 1158 on an adjacent site. This print, engraved by Eastgate, is supplied with the original, accompanying text.
Fifeshire - Dunfermline Abbey. The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. Dunfermline is first recorded in the 11th centry when King Malcolm III was married in its church which subsequently became a large Benedictine Abbey in 1128, with a royal palace attached. The Abbey was sacked during the Scottish Reformation, and much of the monastic complex subsequently decayed, but part of the Abbey church was retained as the parish church. It continued to serve the local community until a new church was built in the 19th century when it was adapted as the vestbule of the new construction. This print, engraved by Olive, is supplied with the original, accompanying text.
Fifeshire - Inchcolm Abbey. The Antiquities of England and Wales was the product of Alexander Hogg who was well known as a partwork publisher. Under the claimed authorship of Henry Boswell it was issued serially from c1787-9, and subsequently made available as a complete work. The format was typically 2 (though sometimes up to 6) prints to a page, with one or two accompanying pages of descriptive text on each pair of subjects. It also included the set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin first used in the London Magazine from 1747-54. Incholm Abbey was founded as an Augustinian Priory in the 12th century. It stands on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth. It was abandoned after the Scottish Reformation of 1560, but its surviving ruins are remarkably complete. It is today administered by Historic Scotland, and open to the public. This print was engraved by Olive.