DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH

Up until the time of the Scottish Reformation, in 1560, the Church would have been furnished for the Roman Catholic service with a high altar and wrought iron screen within the chancel. There would have been no pews, but only rush-bottomed chairs or stools.

Hay points out that architectural essentials of the reformed service were "facilities for the administration of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and for the preaching of the Word, with conditions in which the congregation might hear, see and participate" and goes on to note that: "The adaptation of the smaller kirks presented few difficulties. The pulpit was set up against the south wall, its normal medieval site, for baptism, regarded as an essentially public service, the basin was bracketed to the side of the pulpit and for the Lord's Supper the table was set up usually on the long axis of the building. Should accommodation be inadequate, as it often was, lofts were erected at the east and west ends of the kirk, and sometimes a transeptal aisle was added, usually on the north side. This aisle often accommodated a heritor's loft and burial vault as an alternative to the chancel site, and the resulting T-plan became a classic Scottish type for new kirks until the 19th Century".

the Reformation. A wooden pulpit was erected on the south wall between the two stained glass windows, the communion table was placed in front of it and the baptismal font to the side to suit the liturgical requirements of the reformed service. Box pews for the congregation were also fitted.

The most significant changes to the original form of the Church were implemented in the 17th Century. At this time the north wall of the nave was taken down and the transeptal aisle added. The aisle was planned to accommodate a loft which was accessed by an external forestair. The only remaining evidence of this are traces of holes for the beams of the loft and a blocked doorway from which the loft was entered. The work is dated at 1631, as the blocked doorway has a well moulded architrave with this date. The present gallery is known as the Prestonfield gallery, as the loft was originally built to accommodate the tenants and family of Sir James Hamilton of Prestonfield. This change to the plan of the Church accords with Hay's comments on post-Reformation alterations to original church plans which resulted in the typical T-plan.

the addition of crowsteps to the chancel gable and pinnacles to the buttresses and gables. The blocking up of the original 12th Century doorway on the south elevation of the nave and formation of the new main doorway on the north elevation of the transeptal aisle and entrance on the south side of the chancel.

Baird notes that during most of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Church was "kept in a deplorably dilapidated condition, little or nothing being done for the comfort of the congregation, and not sufficient even for the safety of the fabric".

The intenor of the Church was comprehensively remodelled in 1889 by the architect Rowand Anderson. This involved renewing all the old square box pews providing seating for 370, clearing the pews and a gallery from the chancel and fitting a pipe organ in the space, replacing the fronts of the galleries, removing plaster from the ceiling of the nave and forming a new elliptical wood lined ceiling with moulded ribs and forming a new stone pulpit close to the south pillars of the chancel.

The interior was extensively renovated in 1968. The organ was removed from the chancel and seating was added in the space, the new electronic organ was installed and the stone pulpit beside the chancel was


	DUDDINGSTON KIRK \| home DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| PLAN OF DUDDINGSTON VILLAGE \| THE KIRK \| EXTERNAL DETAILS \| EXTERNAL IMAGES \| INTERNAL DETAILS \| CHANCEL ARCH \| STAINED GLASS \| DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH \| STAGES IN DEVELOPMENT \| MANSE AND GROUNDS \| GRAVEYARD AND WATCH TOWER \| THOMSON'S TOWER \| LOUPING-ON-STANE & JOUGS COLLAR \| PLANS AND SECTIONS \| REFERENCES \| CONTACT DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH Up until the time of the Scottish Reformation, in 1560, the Church would have been furnished for the Roman Catholic service with a high altar and wrought iron screen within the chancel. There would have been no pews, but only rush-bottomed chairs or stools. Hay points out that architectural essentials of the reformed service were "facilities for the administration of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and for the preaching of the Word, with conditions in which the congregation might hear, see and participate" and goes on to note that: "The adaptation of the smaller kirks presented few difficulties. The pulpit was set up against the south wall, its normal medieval site, for baptism, regarded as an essentially public service, the basin was bracketed to the side of the pulpit and for the Lord's Supper the table was set up usually on the long axis of the building. Should accommodation be inadequate, as it often was, lofts were erected at the east and west ends of the kirk, and sometimes a transeptal aisle was added, usually on the north side. This aisle often accommodated a heritor's loft and burial vault as an alternative to the chancel site, and the resulting T-plan became a classic Scottish type for new kirks until the 19th Century". Interior prior to remodelling of 1889. Gallery in Chancel and Pulpit in Central Position on South Wall of Nave. This is more or less the changes to the furnishings of Duddingston Church which were made at the time of the Reformation. A wooden pulpit was erected on the south wall between the two stained glass windows, the communion table was placed in front of it and the baptismal font to the side to suit the liturgical requirements of the reformed service. Box pews for the congregation were also fitted. The most significant changes to the original form of the Church were implemented in the 17th Century. At this time the north wall of the nave was taken down and the transeptal aisle added. The aisle was planned to accommodate a loft which was accessed by an external forestair. The only remaining evidence of this are traces of holes for the beams of the loft and a blocked doorway from which the loft was entered. The work is dated at 1631, as the blocked doorway has a well moulded architrave with this date. The present gallery is known as the Prestonfield gallery, as the loft was originally built to accommodate the tenants and family of Sir James Hamilton of Prestonfield. This change to the plan of the Church accords with Hay's comments on post-Reformation alterations to original church plans which resulted in the typical T-plan. Probable Original Form of Church Other alterations which were carried out in the course of these changes to the fabric of 1631 include: the erection of the present tower. The previous tower, erected at some time after the original nave and chancel, was lower than the existing, the erection of additional buttressing to the pilaster strips on the south elevation of nave. Work necessitated by the enlargement of windows and blocking-up of original Norman windows, and the addition of crowsteps to the chancel gable and pinnacles to the buttresses and gables. The blocking up of the original 12th Century doorway on the south elevation of the nave and formation of the new main doorway on the north elevation of the transeptal aisle and entrance on the south side of the chancel. Baird notes that during most of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Church was "kept in a deplorably dilapidated condition, little or nothing being done for the comfort of the congregation, and not sufficient even for the safety of the fabric". Interior after Remodelling of 1889 The intenor of the Church was comprehensively remodelled in 1889 by the architect Rowand Anderson. This involved renewing all the old square box pews providing seating for 370, clearing the pews and a gallery from the chancel and fitting a pipe organ in the space, replacing the fronts of the galleries, removing plaster from the ceiling of the nave and forming a new elliptical wood lined ceiling with moulded ribs and forming a new stone pulpit close to the south pillars of the chancel. The interior was extensively renovated in 1968. The organ was removed from the chancel and seating was added in the space, the new electronic organ was installed and the stone pulpit beside the chancel was replaced by the present oak example in a central position. Interior as Existing