Just before the chapel’s entrance on the approach to Rosslyn Chapel stands the Old Rosslyn Inn.

The inn’s catalogue of great and good patrons is commemorated on a plaque by the arched gateway:-

Yet this obviously 20th century building (in the Art Deco/Moderne style) can also be seen from the access road.

In April we went to Rosewell, Midlothian, to preview the lots at an art auction. (Left a bid, didn’t get the painting. Ah well.)

Being so near by we took a peek at Rosslyn Chapel on the way back through Roslin. A fine Gothic confection, the chapel certainly stands in contrast to most Scottish places of worship, which tend to the square and boxy.

It has achieved a kind of notoriety by being associated with the Knights Templar – a connection which is seemingly nonsense – and its mention by Dan Brown in the Da Vinci Code, a book whose premise alone is enough to put me off reading it.

More properly known as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, Rosslyn chapel was founded in the 15th century:-

Detail:-

Side view:-

Roof:-

Stitch of two photos:-

This was the auction house building in Rosewell. Slight Art Deco feel, mainly in the paintwork:-