Eden Court Bishops Palace in Inverness Scotland : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Eden Court Bishops Palace in Inverness Scotland / conner395
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | EDEN COURT – THE BISHOP’S PALACEThe stained glass windows within the entrance porch - the modern lettering on the plain parts of the panes perhaps detracts somewhat from the effect.The Cathedral Church of St Andrew was built on Ness Walk during the 1860s but its Bishop Robert Eden continued to live a distance away at Hedgefield House off Culduthel Road - as the cost of the Cathedral had prevented the building of a "house" for the Bishop nearby. It also prevented the construction of the twin spires intended for the Cathedral's towers.The house, Eden Court, was however duly built as a gift from the Scottish Episcopal Church diocese to Bishop Eden, and was presented to the Bishop and his wife Emma in 1879. It was built on what was previously the Ness Nurseries.Designed by Alexander Ross – who else could it have been, given that he (probably the Highlands' most gifted and prolific architect) designed the adjacent Cathedral Church of St Andrew and was a member of the congregation – in 1875, the building, also known as “Bishop’s Palace” was designed to accommodate their large family of ten children (5 sons and five daughters). It also had substantial servants’ quarters.The Palace is now integrated into the Eden Court Theatre, being principally used for meeting rooms. The main ground floor rooms are impressive, plus the entrance hallway and the magnificent stairway which runs the “Titanic” staircase of the Station Hotel (now Royal Highland) close, in terms of beauty and elegance. The woodwork of the stairway – and of the ceiling of the adjacent Chapel – really is magnificent, and has been well looked after. The Chapel, for the private use of the Bishop, is impressive albeit devoid of furniture nowadays – being two storeys high, complete with balcony. It is now named the Provost William Smith Chapel in memory of Provost Smith who was instrumental in getting Eden Court Theatre up and running. Within the entrance foyer are displays concerning the four Bishops who occupied the building, and also busts of Nine Poets of the Highlands, bringing together the ecclesiastical and cultural history of the area covering the period since the “Palace” was built.The Palace is a Category B listed building and is described by Historic Scotland as:“Alexander Ross, 1875-8, large asymmetrical Gothic villa, 2 storeys and attic, 3-bay entrance front with end bays advanced and gabled; at left bay rectangular tripartite bay window at ground floor, bipartite window at 1st floor and Gothic light at attic; at right bay tripartite window at ground and 1st floor and Gothic light at attic; single light windows at centre. At right of main block recessed 3-storey and attic tower containing arched entrance, tripartite window at 2nd floor and rose window at attic. Chapel at rear.”The last Bishop to occupy the premises was Bishop Piers Holt Wilson, who moved in during 1943 upon his appointment. At that time the WRVS had occupancy of part of the building, and the garden was being used as allotments. By 1947 Bishop Wilson had concluded that the house was too large (and cold) for him and his wife, so they moved out to a smaller house (in Fairfield Road). Thereafter the building became the Nurse Training College until the 1970s when the new Theatre finally reached fruition. Designed by (Professor Sir) James Duncan Dunbar-Nasmith and Graham Couper Law, the new building - which was "grafted on" to the Bishop's Palace - opened in 1976 and was three years in planning and construction. As originally designed, the Theatre was built in such a shape so that if viewed from above it resembled a Thistle. The Theatre complex has subsequently been extended and renovated. |
| 撮影日 | 2015-02-06 15:51:18 |
| 撮影者 | conner395 , Inverness, Scotland |
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| 撮影地 | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1800 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.011 sec (1/90) |
| 開放F値 | f/3.1 |
| 焦点距離 | 5 mm |