Cockpen Churchyard
Date
25 December 2015
Location
Cockpen, Bonnyrigg
NT 31906 64223; 55.86633°N, 3.08963°W
Information
Cockpen Parish Church, situated to the south of the town of Bonnyrigg, was designed in 1816 by Scottish architect Richard Crichton (c 1771-1817), who had trained under John and Robert Adam and was a burgess of the city of Edinburgh. Following his death, however, the church was built between 1817 and 1820 by his former apprentices the brothers Richard and Robert Dickson, who took over his practice and completed a number of other unfinished projects.
In 1975 the nearby parish of Carrington, whose church building was later converted for commercial use, was merged with Cockpen. Cockpen Church is owned by The Church of Scotland and is still in use, although the position of Minister is currently vacant. The church is a Category A listed building.
Further Reading
Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church (Wikipedia)
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Cockpen and Carrington Parish Church
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GeoTopoi 
Lovely details. Especially like the aladins lamp and the hour glass. Wonder what that’s all about.
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Yes, I was rather intrigued by those particular details.
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Wonderful details; small resilient creations of man. The fine tones of grey convey the surface structures very well.
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Thanks, Mathias. With it being after sunset, the light was very diffuse.
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Damp and churchyards seem to go together so well 🙂 The low light didn’t seem to do any harm either,very well handled. A very nice set. I love the mason’s marks on the stone in #5,
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Many thanks, Iain. And yes, it is always a little disappointing when you are in a graveyard and it is not raining, I find 😉
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I loved the details too, especially taken with #7, what artistry to make stone drape like fabric!
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Many thanks for commenting. Since you mention sculpted folds, have you seen Westmacott’s work? https://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/st-mary-and-st-nicholas-church-beaumaris/
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No I haven’t, but will definitely put this on my list of places to visit now, thanks for the info.
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You are very welcome. It is worth a look if you are in the area. There is also his Penrhyn memorial, also worthy of a look: https://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/penrhyn-monument-st-tegais-church/
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