Falkirk Steeple after it had been struck by lightning

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Maker

Unknown

Production date

1927

Subject place

Steeple/High St/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area

Subject notes

Lightning struck the Steeple in June 1927, badly damaging it. Casualties were Barr's delivery horse which was struck by falling masonry and Isabella Barr who lived beside the Steeple and whose leg was broken. The Steeple was built of stone from Brightons Quarry and was completed in June 1814.

Accession number

P14958

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Steeple Accident Occasion

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