Recordings of five speakers at conference on the conservation of Scotland’s Churches that we helped organise on 7th November 1981
“Scottish Churches – A conservation crisis” 1981 Conference
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Welcome to The Blog
Articles from the Scotland's Churches Trust blog team.
Recording Scotland’s Closing Churches
With hundred of church closures planned across Scotland this blog discusses our emergency church recording project, piloted in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland.
Love your local church – St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh
Annette Brydone, one of our charity’s Trustees, offers some thoughts on why she loves St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Losing Lundie
The recent fire at Lundie Kirk highlights exactly why we need to make a lasting record of these fragile cultural treasures for posterity.
Archbishop Mario Conti (1934-2022), an Appreciation
A short appreciation of the life and work of long-time Scotland’s Churches Trust supporter Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti
Five minutes with our new Chairperson
A brief interview with Prof Adam Cumming, the new Chairperson of Board of Trustees
Doors Open Days event at Cramond Kirk
Lesley Cumming, one of our wonderful volunteers, offers some thoughts about organising her church’s recent Doors Open Days event
Oldhamstocks Stained Glass Windows
A quick look at the 20th century stained glass window in the 16th century burial aisle of Oldhamstocks Parish Church, East Lothian.
HM The Queen
A message of condolence to HM The King and HRH The Princess Royal, our Patron.
Church Recording is Rewarding
A brief account of a church recording visit to Greenside Parish Church in Edinburgh by Lesley Cumming, one of our amazing volunteers