St John’s Kirk, Perth
Posted in Architecture, War Memorials at 12:00 on 20 January 2025
St John’s Kirk, Perth, lies in the centre of the city. It is the site of the city’s War Memorial, which I shall feature later. There is a newer, indeed relatively recent, war memorial to the exterior of the Kirk in St John Street.
This is dedicated to all who gave their lives in the service of their country:-
The Kirk had an open day last September so we took the opportunity for a look around. Model of Kirk:-
Different angle. Pity about the reflections:-
The font:-
This pew had unusual dog-shaped finials:-
Tags: Architecture, Perth, St John Street, War Memorials
Boer and Crimean War Memorials, St John’s Kirk, Perth – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton
28 January 2025 at 12:00
[…] St John’s Kirk, Perth was restored after the Great War by the architect Robert Lorimer to transform it into a memorial to the Perthshire dead of that war. (Lorimer also designed the elegant and iconic Commonwealth gravestone and over three hundred war memorials in Britain, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa.) […]