St. Andrews Church
I’ve posted about St. Andrew’s Church before, including shots of the face details on the sides of the buildings, and the moss covered gravestone of Charles Avison.
I like to imagine that this is what a vampire might see as he rips his way through the earth to find his first victim. :P
I don’t know why my brain is insisting on being creepy, but I recall someone saying that after it rains, you can sometimes find bones that have drifted up out of the dirt. These are supposed to be the remains of witches who were denied proper burial. Touching one of their bones is supposed to bring bad luck in love. Typical scare story.
It’s located in the city centre, just around from the new city library. This shot was taken last summer.
visits
since April 2006.
I love this church! I’ve written about it in the beginning of this blog entry. If the caretaker who was there two years ago is still there, it’s well worth asking him to show you round. He showed my dad and me up the bell tower and told us all the old stories. And i’ve posted pics of it here - it’s worth clicking on the pics if you click through, they’re not bad but you can’t really tell from the thumbnails.
The bones have been exposed since a trench was dug to put in floodlighting apparently. When it rains, more are exposed. Again, if you’re nice to the caretaker, he’ll show you the exposed bones you probably wouldn’t notice if you’re just walking past :)
Great church and great post Cassie!
Cool pic, but I wouldn’t want to be a vampire in that sunlight… ;-)
Good thing he’s in the shade, Daniel! He can tuck himself back underground until night falls!
My great-great grandfather was married in this church on July 26, 1835. Thanks for the picture.
Don’t want to be picky but I would not describe St. Andrew’s (C of E) as just round the corner from the new City Library. It is quite a long walk along the full length of Blackett Street and up Gallowgate. Saint Andrew’s RC is closer, less spooky - but I suspect busier on a daily basis!