John Halkerston Explained
John Halkerston was a Scottish architect, prominent in the 15th century.[1] He was Master of Works at Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh, in the 1460s.[2] Around the same time, he worked on St John's Kirk, in Perth, the northwest porch of which is now named "Halkerston Tower" in his honour.[3] The door of the tower is known as the "Bride's Entrance" due to its use during weddings today.[4] [5]
Halkerston's Wynd, a former wynd or alleyway in Edinburgh, is named for him.[6]
Notes and References
- Rachel M. Delman, 'Mary of Guelders and the Architecture of Queenship in Fifteenth-Century Scotland', Scottish Historical Review, 102:2 (2023), pp. 211–231.
- https://tafac.org.uk/perth.pdf Perth: The Archaeology and Development of a Scottish Burgh
- https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst9757.html Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland
- https://www.st-johns-kirk.co.uk/a-walk-around-the-exterior-of-the-k "A walk around the exterior of the Kirk"
- https://www.st-johns-kirk.co.uk/a-walk-around-the-stunning-interior "A walk around the Stunning Interior of the Kirk"
- The History of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity and the Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1460–1661 (1911), p. 20
