Description
Drawing of a north-east view of Kelso Abbey, dated 1788. It is one of five items relating to Kelso in the Hutton Collection, and was reproduced in Francis Grose's book 'The Antiquities of Scotland, volume I', which was published in London in 1789. As the page does not carry the signature of the artist, it is not clear whether Grose made the drawing himself, or whether it is one of George Henry Hutton's own works. Very little of Kelso Abbey now remains - the east end of the nave, shown here in Hutton's drawing, is the only substantial part of the building to have survived a raid by English troops in 1550, the Reformation ten years later, and the likely subsequent pillaging of the site for building stone. However, it is thought that at its height, Kelso Abbey was one of the most spectacular and ambitious buildings ever to have stood in Scotland. The Romanesque-style abbey, founded by King David I in 1128, is believed to have been double-cruciform in its layout, having four transepts instead of two, and two towers instead of one.
Additional Makers: attributed name- George Henry Hutton (-1827)
Collective title: Hutton Drawings > [Volume 2] > Roxburghshire
More details about the album and its contents can be found on the collection website.
Image Licence
CC BY 4.0
Image Credit
Courtesy of National Library of Scotland
Location
Kelso Abbey, Kelso, Scotland
Country
Scotland
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
