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RepositoryScottish Catholic Archives
Ref NoSCA/GD/140/47
TitleSt. Columba’s Cathedral, Oban
Date1936
LevelItem
DescriptionOne of the most finished and artistically successful pieces in this collection of Anson’s work; clearly intended as a plate for reproduction and publication in one of his illustrated works, it is dramatically shaded with cleanly defined areas of opaque in
Physical DescriptionPen and ink
Admin_HistorySt. Columba’s Cathedral replaced the old cathedral, which had been built in 1886 by the Marquess of Bute, and was a pre-fab, made of corrugated iron. This building, intended as a temporary measure, was known as the ‘tin cathedral,’ although by all account
AccessConditionsOpen for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act
PublnNoteSt. Columba’s Cathedral, Oban, Souvenir of the New Cathedral in course of erection (Oban, 1934); St. Columba’s Cathedral, Oban (John S Burns & Sons, Glasgow)

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