What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Coldingham Priory. The Old Hearse House. This building was constructed in the 1850s to provide accommodation for the hearse, following the Victorian restoration of Coldingham Priory. Originally there were louvres in the small window to the left, for the building had another occasional use - as a mortuary.
The Old Hearse House at Coldingham Priory, built in the 1850s, served dual purposes as accommodation for the hearse and occasionally as a mortuary, reflecting Victorian attitudes towards death and memorialization.
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Places near here
Coldingham, High Street, HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 44 yd
Coldingham, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 45 yd
Coldingham ChurchyardCist(s) (period Unknown) · 55 yd
Coldingham, Bridge StreetStreet (post Medieval) · 109 yd
Coldingham PrioryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 147 yd
Coldingham SandsBeach / strand · 1714 yd
St. Abbs Visitor Centre (National Trust for Scotland)Visitor information · 1.1 mi
Coldingham BayBay · 1.1 mi
Castle RockCliff · 1.3 mi
Jock's NoseIslet · 1.4 mi
Maw CarrIslet · 1.4 mi
Vigilant: Ebb Carrs, St Abbs, North SeaMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)-(1976), Motor Trawler (20th Century)-(1976) · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: M J Richardson on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0