Linlithgow from the railway station, with the Town Hall, St Michael's Church and the Palace in the centre background
About this artwork
This early calotype was taken from Linlithgow’s recently-built railway station and shows a view of the town to the north-west. Clearly visible is Linlithgow Palace, a ruin since a fire destroyed the building in 1746. Built around 1425 by James I of Scotland and his successors, it was the birthplace of James V and Mary Queen of Scots. During the fifteenth century, work was started on the reconstruction of St Michael’s Church which had also been devastated by a fire. The church took 115 years to rebuild. Numerous changes have since been made to both the interior and exterior, the most recent of which is the modern metal spire that was erected in 1964.
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title:Linlithgow from the railway station, with the Town Hall, St Michael's Church and the Palace in the centre background
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date created:About 1843
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materials:Calotype negative
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measurements:20.80 x 15.70 cm
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credit line:Edinburgh Photographic Society Collection, gifted 1987
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accession number:PGP EPS 84
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David Octavius Hill
David Octavius Hill
A painter and a lithographer by training, David Octavius Hill is best remembered for the beauty of the calotypes he and Robert Adamson produced together. Hill was a sociable and kind-hearted man who did much to support the arts in Scotland and between 1830 and 1836 he was the unpaid Secretary of...