John
Knox House
& Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45
High St, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, UK.
Tel. +44 (0) 131 556 9579.
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By
Kirsten
Griew
The John Knox house, located on the Royal Mile, is one of the
oldest buildings in Edinburgh, dating back to 1490.
John Knox
was the minister who almost single-handedly led the Reformation
in Scotland in the 16th century - converting the population of
practically the entire county from Roman Catholicism to Presbyterianism.
He never quite managed to convert the royal family, however, and
for this reason Knox was an archenemy of Mary Queen of Scots.
Despite the name, it is now believed that Knox never actually
lived in the house;
although
it was the belief that he had lived there that saved the building
and its neighbour, Mobery House (built in 1462, and still lived
in) from demolition in the 19th century.
The house
has been a museum to John Knox and James Mossiman (goldsmith to
Mary Queen of Scots, and a true former resident) for a number
of years, and still boasts original features. These include a
wooden gallery, forestair and painted ceiling, and give a good
indication of what Edinburgh's Old Town may have looked like in
the later middle ages. The building sits next to the site of the
old Netherbow Port - once the main gateway into the medieval city.
Today it is connected to the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the
first purpose built storytelling centre in the world. The centre
has a theatre, hosting a variety of performances and events throughout
the year, and a free exhibition on traditional and modern Scottish
stories.
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