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Tolbooth St John's Church now The Hub |
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The Old Church I passed through what remained of the Tolbooth St John's church in 1992, with Dougie Belam, the Edinburgh the clock winder from James Ritchie & Son, on his was to the high ladder in the area behind the altar. When this photo was taken, the church had been out of use for almost ten years. |
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The Ladder Here is the ladder we climbed to reach the clock. I doubt that it would comply with today's health and safety requirements! I photographed the ladder in colour, then converted it to black and white and sepia. The sepia photo looks similar to the original colour photo. |
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The Clock Here is the clock, found in complete darkness through the trap door at the top of the ladder. The clock winder used a torch to wind the clock. I used flash on the camera to take the photo, then waited until the film was processed to see where we had been! |
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Hill & Adamson Calotype Photos |
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DO Hill - 1843-45 |
