Church History.
Standing above the River Tweed, which borders Scotland and England, Ladykirk was built about 1500.Of late Gothic style it is entirely built of stone, even the roof, which is covered in large slabs. This was probably a precaution against burning in one of the cross-border raids that persisted for many years after its construction. The top of the tower was added in 1743, possibly to a design by William Adam, father of the well-known Georgian architects, the Adam brothers. The ends of the choir and the transepts which project from the sides of the building are half-octagons, a feature of late Gothic churches in Scotland, of which this is one of the best survivors.
In 1496, King James IV of Scots was returning from a successful campaign in Northumberland when he was thrown from his horse during his fording of the River Tweed. After being pulled to the shore, he vowed to build a church as thanksgiving to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin. He ordered the church to be built entirely of stone, including the roof and the interior seating, no doubt having the marauding English, who had a habit of burning Scottish kirks, in mind. The last time the king saw Our Lady’s Kirk was on his way to defeat and death on the fields of Flodden in 1513. The church has been added to over the centuries but still retains much of the original fabric making it the most complete pre-Reformation kirk in Scotland. The tower was heightened in 1743 and the clock added in 1882,a gift from Lady Marjoribanks. The stone used on the building came from Swinton Quarry.
The Sections are split section A is East of the Church
Section B is South of the Church
Section C is West of the Church
And D is North of the Church
There are many stones in the Churchyard that are unreadable so we have not inserted them into the site. Some are in but very few.
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Erected by ALICE WHITHEAD in loving memory of her husband DAVID WHITEHEAD mason late of Paxton who died at New Hordean April 1906 aged 63 years.
Also the above ALICE WHITEHEAD who died at Duns 4th July 1921 aged 74 years.
CHRISTINEA PATERSON
In Memoriam
MARY STOBIE JEFFREY born 13th July 1805 died 27th April 1909.
Also GEORGE JEFFREY husband of the above born 4th March 186? died 10th Feb 1930.
Also their daughter EUPHEMIA born 6th Jan 1890 died 1st July 1956.
Also their son GEORGE born 27th June 1895 died 25th March 1962.
Also their son WALTER born 4th May 1898 died 29th July 1965.
In loving memory of THOMAS LYALL farmer of Old Ladykirk who died 2nd Dec 1910 aged 73 years.
Also ISABELLA TAIT his wife died 12th Dec 1926 aged 75 years.
In loving memory of my beloved husband WILLIAM ??? died at Ladykirk 3rd Jan 1911 aged 58 years.
Also AGNES ???? his wife died 10th July 1016 aged 64 years.
Jane their eldest daughter died at Berrybank 21st Jan 1964 aged 78 years.
Also MARY KINGHORN their second daighter who died 15th Dec 1970
In loving memory of GAVIN CULLEN farmer late of West Newton who died at Old Ladykirk 3rd October 1911 aged 83 years.
AGNES ELLIOT TORRIE his wife who died at Ashburton New Zealand 13th January 1919 aged 82 years. Interredd in Ashburnton cemetery New Zealand.
ROBERT TORRIE CULLEN beloved husband of JANE FAIRBAIRN died 29th October 1937 aged 64 years.
On the plinth
JANE FAIRBAIRN who died at Coldstream 3rd July 1936 aged 86 years
In memory of my dear son WILLIAM W LOUGH who died “The rest is unreadable”
In loving memory of MARY MARJORIBANKS daughter of WILIAM ASKEW – ROBERTSON wife of ROBERT MACAULAY FANSHAWE
In loving memory of AGNES COWAN dearly beloved wife of ANDREW S LAW died at Ladykirk shiels 12th Feb 1919 aged 28 years
Also the above ANDREW S LAW died at Milnegraden 5th Sept 1953 in his 60th year.
Also WILHELMINIA PRINGLE beloved wife of the above died at Millfield 22nd Sept 1978 aged 78 years.
Their son ANDREW LAW 5th Feb 2002 aged 74 years.
In loving memory of GLADS EMILY daughter of CHARLES and ANNIE HALL who died at Ladykirk ??? 5th Nov 1920 aged 20 years
In loving memory of MARY MIDDLEMISS died 2nd April 1922 aged 19 years.
Also ROBERT MIDDLEMISS died 21st Jan 1932 aged 52 years.
MARGARET BOLTON wife of the above died 17th June 1960 aged 89 years.
In loving memory of JANET MILNE who died June 5th 1923 aged 79 years.
WILLIAM MILNE died Dec 24th 1929 aged 82 years.
EDWARD WILLIAM MILNE died April 12th 1927.
“Peace perfect peace”
HENRY CLARK MILNE died Oct 9th 1948 aged 70 years.
I nloving memory of ROBERT SLOAN of New Horndean who died August 6th 1933 aged 69 years.
Also of his wife MARION TAYLOR who died February 4th 1958 aged 80 years.
Also their son GEORGE SLOAN who died February 2nd 1990 aged 86 years.
And their daughter JANE WYLLIE SLOAN who died October 29th 1990 aged 81 years.
In loving memory of MARGARET daughter of the late PETER HASTIE Milne Graden East Mains born 28th January 1871 died 10th May 1920.
Also ISABELLA who died 8th March 1939 aged 71 years.
In loving memory of AGNES McLEAN wife of PETER CRAWFORD born 20th October 1894 died 31st July 1972.
And the above PETER CRAWFORD born 26th June 1894 died 2nd December 1934.
ANN McCOLLOCH— JANE ANDERSON
HUTCHISON ISABELLA PAXTON WILLIAM WILSON
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